Amerika

noun

Amer·​i·​ka

əˈmerə̇kə

plural -s

: the fascist or racist aspect of American society

Amerikan

-kən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

German Amerika; from the likening of the U.S. to Nazi Germany

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

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