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Americanism vs patriotism

patriotism vs Americanism

Americanism and patriotism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Americanism Yes No No No
patriotism Yes No No No
As nouns, patriotism is a hypernym of Americanism; that is, patriotism is a word with a broader meaning than Americanism:
  • Americanism: loyalty to the United States and its institutions
  • patriotism: love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
Other hypernyms of Americanism include nationalism.
Americanism (noun) patriotism (noun)
a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
loyalty to the United States and its institutions
an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans
Difference between Americanism and patriotism

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