Americana

[ uh-mer-i-kan-uh, -kah-nuh, -key-nuh ]

/ əˌmɛr ɪˈkæn ə, -ˈkɑ nə, -ˈkeɪ nə /

noun

(often used with a plural verb) books, papers, maps, etc., relating to America, especially to its history, culture, and geography.

(used with a singular verb) a collection of such materials.

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Origin of Americana

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; Americ(a) + -ana

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His friend has dropped hat and cane in shock but the drawing shows stuff that an Americana collector nowadays would kill for.
The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians|Anthony Haden-Guest|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And yet that just contributed to the local lore of the state as a repository for rugged Americana.
Heroin Threatens Vermont’s Rural Paradise|Matt Taylor|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Where does a Latin America-born boy with a Cuban father living in Miami learn to get in touch with Americana folk roots?
‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Star Oscar Isaac Is About to Be a Very Big Deal|Kevin Fallon|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In Europe, Pointer is stocked in stores with names like Americana and Yankee Doodle.
Farmwear Label, Pointer Brand, Hits High Fashion Note|Misty White Sidell|April 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST

A slide show beams Americana pictures of kids ice-fishing, aproned men cooking pasta, and prairie sunsets.
‘Horrible Things Are Happening Here’—Aurora’s Communal PTSD|Carol McKinley|January 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The name is unavailable because it is preoccupied by Mustela americana Turton the name for the American marten.
American Weasels|E. Raymond Hall
If one may judge from the material at hand, the favorite habitat is very rotten basswood, Tilia americana.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
One of the Therididæ which has the same protection is Ulesanis americana (Fig. 3).
A Book of Natural History|Various
What matters is the dry sense of humor and logical irreverence that make these remarks another form of Americana.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Even though adequate food may be present, females of Periplaneta americana may eat their own eggs (Klein, 1933).
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth

British Dictionary definitions for americana

Americana

/ (əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnə) /

pl n

objects, such as books, documents, relics, etc, relating to America, esp in the form of a collection

all forms of traditional music indigenous to America, and their modern variants

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