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The ideal stressing egalitarianism and that every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve material prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Alternative letter-case form of American Dream.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ambition, aspiration, dream
Of unknown origin. First attested in the 1910s. Popularized by American writer and historian James Truslow Adams in 1931.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
америка́нска мечта́
(amerikánska mečtá)
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Chinese Mandarin:
美國夢 /美国梦
(Měiguó mèng)
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Danish:
den amerikanske drøm
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Finnish:
amerikkalainen unelma
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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French:
rêve américain
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Georgian:
ამერიკული ოცნება
(ameriḳuli ocneba)
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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German:
amerikanischer Traum
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Hebrew:
החלום האמריקאי
(haḥalóm ha'ameriká'i)
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Italian:
sogno americano
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Japanese:
アメリカンドリーム
(Amerikan dorīmu)
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Korean:
아메리칸 드림
(Amerikan deurim)
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Northern Kurdish:
xewna amerîkayî
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Marathi:
अमेरिकन ड्रीम
(amerikan ḍrīm)
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Marathi:
अमेरिकन स्वप्न
(amerikan svapna)
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Mongolian:
Америк мөрөөдөл
(Amerik möröödöl)
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Polish:
amerykański sen
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Portuguese:
sonho americano
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Russian:
америка́нская мечта́
(amerikánskaja mečtá)
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Spanish:
sueño americano
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Spanish:
sueño estadounidense
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Swahili:
Ndoto ya Marekani
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Swedish:
amerikanska drömmen
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Vietnamese:
giấc mơ Mĩ
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
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Vietnamese:
giấc mơ Mỹ
— the ideal stressing equality and prosperity for all Americans
