Like nouns, adjectives can be common (lowercased) or proper (capitalized).
The professors at Oxford University agreed that Americanized English was unusual.
Note: Since Americanized is derived from the proper noun America, it is considered a proper adjective and is always capitalized. The and unusual are common adjectives; the is capitalized only because it is the first word of the sentence.
(From Write for Business, page 250, and Proofreader's Guide PDF, page 61)
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