amerykańszczyzna

Polish

Etymology

From amerykański +‎ -yzna. First attested in 1873.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.mɛ.rɘ.kaɲˈʂt͡ʂɘz.na/
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  • Rhymes: -ɘzna
  • Syllabification: a‧me‧ry‧kań‧szczyz‧na

Noun

amerykańszczyzna f

  1. (colloquial) American English
  2. (colloquial) Americana (all things peculiar to the United States' culture and people, anything that is a symbol of American life)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Gazeta Narodowa[1] (in Polish), number R.12, nr 248, 1873, page 1

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