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Definition of Americanized
: adapted or altered to have or conform to typically American characteristics : American in quality or character
As the flock became more educated and more Americanized, they wanted to be seen as real Americans.— Joseph Nocera an Americanized city
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The first known use of Americanized was in 1840
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