#American studies

• Americanist — A specialist in American studies, a person who scientifically studies the history, culture, languages, literature, or indigenous languages and political institutions of the American continent or the USA. As an adjective, it describes a structural element, academic research, or a current of opinion belonging to this specialized field or reflecting a favorable orientation toward transatlantic culture.
• Americanist — A female specialist in American studies, who scientifically and academically studies the complex history, culture, literature, or institutions of the American continent or the United States of America. As an adjective, it represents the feminine singular form of the term 'americanist', used to qualify research, a paper, or a structural theoretical orientation within this field.
• American studies — A branch of the humanities and social sciences that deals with the multidisciplinary, systematic, and structural study of the history, languages, literature, culture, ethnography, and political institutions of the peoples of the American continent, with a special modern focus on the evolution of the United States of America.