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| + | '''Americanization''' (or '''Americanisation''', see [[American and British English spelling differences#-ise / -ize|spelling differences]]) is the term used for the influence the [[United States|United States of America]] has on the [[culture]] of other countries, resulting in such phenomena as the substitution of a given culture with [[Culture of the United States|American culture]]. When encountered unwillingly or perforce, it has a negative connotation; when sought voluntarily, it has a positive connotation. | ||
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Americanization (or Americanisation, see spelling differences) is the term used for the influence the United States of America has on the culture of other countries, resulting in such phenomena as the substitution of a given culture with American culture. When encountered unwillingly or perforce, it has a negative connotation; when sought voluntarily, it has a positive connotation.
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