American exceptionalism

ideology holding the United States as unique among nations; facet of nationalism in the United States
Intangible political_ideology Q464148
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American exceptionalism

Summary

American exceptionalism is a political ideology[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of political_ideology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,174 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • American exceptionalism is in the country of United States[3].
  • American exceptionalism's instance of is recorded as political ideology[4].
  • American exceptionalism's instance of is recorded as political position[5].
  • American exceptionalism's based on is recorded as manifest destiny[6].
  • American exceptionalism is a type of exceptionalism[7].
  • American exceptionalism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American exceptionalism[8].
  • American exceptionalism's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[9].
  • American exceptionalism's facet of is recorded as American nationalism[10].
  • American exceptionalism's facet of is recorded as conservatism in the United States[11].
  • American exceptionalism's depicted by is recorded as IOP 1959 Episode 453[12].
  • American exceptionalism's described by source is recorded as Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past[13].
  • American exceptionalism's described by source is recorded as Pax Leksikon[14].
  • American exceptionalism's described by source is recorded as Red Blue Translator[15].
  • American exceptionalism's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American exceptionalism'}[16].
  • American exceptionalism's different from is recorded as Americanism[17].
  • American exceptionalism's significant person is recorded as Alexis de Tocqueville[18].
  • American exceptionalism's P14541 is recorded as 3nB09R[19].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include political ideology[4] and political position[5]. American exceptionalism is a type of exceptionalism[7].

Why It Matters

American exceptionalism ranks in the top 10% of political_ideology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,174 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Journal of Cold War Studies. Retrieved . muse.jhu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . allsides.com. allsides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Ապատ63 · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Flag image → US flag 49 stars.svg
    Harper's tag → american-exceptionalism
    Sitelink count → 37
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  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:American exceptionalism
    Depicted by → IOP 1959 Episode 453
    Applies to jurisdiction → United States
    Different from → Americanism
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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