Americanization
noun
Amer·i·can·i·za·tion
ə-ˌmer-ə-kə-nə-ˈzā-shən 
-ˌmər-,
-ˌme-rə-
1
: the act or process of Americanizing
2
: instruction of foreigners (such as immigrants) in English and in U.S. history, government, and culture
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My colleagues Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams have noted that this World Cup represents, in part, the ongoing Americanization of global soccer.
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Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
And that would be a significant step toward the global Americanization of the beautiful game.
—Kirk Bowman, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
Some of his other notable works include The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787, which won the Bancroft Prize and the John H. Dunning Prize in 1970, and The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, which was awarded the Julia Ward Howe Prize by the Boston Authors Club in 2005.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Not all of the Americanization will be driven specifically by FIFA.
—Beau Dure, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2026
In fact, the German scholar Winfried Fluck, in a study of the Americanization of global culture, credited Americans’ dissimilarities with the dominance of its popular culture.
—Lily Rothman, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
For example, the Diablo Roll is a spin on a fish taco with honey wasabi sauce inspired by his time living in Charlotte, North Carolina versus an Americanization of a Japanese combination.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
Given that long history, Jewish Christmas traditions are not necessarily a sign of Americanization.
—Samira Mehta, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2025
But the aesthetic marked by rumpled Oxford shirts and popped polos has also found fertile ground in France, a nation famously resistant to Americanization.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
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Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
And that would be a significant step toward the global Americanization of the beautiful game.
—Kirk Bowman, The Conversation, 9 June 2026
Some of his other notable works include The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787, which won the Bancroft Prize and the John H. Dunning Prize in 1970, and The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, which was awarded the Julia Ward Howe Prize by the Boston Authors Club in 2005.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Not all of the Americanization will be driven specifically by FIFA.
—Beau Dure, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2026
In fact, the German scholar Winfried Fluck, in a study of the Americanization of global culture, credited Americans’ dissimilarities with the dominance of its popular culture.
—Lily Rothman, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
For example, the Diablo Roll is a spin on a fish taco with honey wasabi sauce inspired by his time living in Charlotte, North Carolina versus an Americanization of a Japanese combination.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
Given that long history, Jewish Christmas traditions are not necessarily a sign of Americanization.
—Samira Mehta, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2025
But the aesthetic marked by rumpled Oxford shirts and popped polos has also found fertile ground in France, a nation famously resistant to Americanization.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Americanization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Americanization. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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