n.
Pronunciation: ə - ˌ mer- ə -k ə -n ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, - ˌ m ə r-, - ˌ me-r ə -
Function: noun
Date: 1853
1 : the act or process of Americanizing
2 : instruction of foreigners (as immigrants) in English and in U.S. history, government, and culture