Americana
[uh-mer-i-kan-uh, -kah-nuh, -key-nuh]
- (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
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Contemporary Examples
His friend has dropped hat and cane in shock but the drawing shows stuff that an Americana collector nowadays would kill for.
And yet that just contributed to the local lore of the state as a repository for rugged Americana.
Where does a Latin America-born boy with a Cuban father living in Miami learn to get in touch with Americana folk roots?
In Europe, Pointer is stocked in stores with names like Americana and Yankee Doodle.
A slide show beams Americana pictures of kids ice-fishing, aproned men cooking pasta, and prairie sunsets.
Historical Examples
The maguey—the Agave americana—was an invaluable ally of life and civilisation.
MexicoCharles Reginald Enock
But have we not all heard how clever and beautiful the Americana Señoritas are?
When Dreams Come TrueRitter Brown
A noteworthy addition to the subject of Americana in its largest sense.
Mount RainierVarious
Mountain Ash (Pyrus americana) is closely related to the crabs.
American Forest TreesHenry H. Gibson
Americana is a class of book which has grown enormously in price.
Prices of BooksHenry B. Wheatley
Americana
- 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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