Americana
Americannoun
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(often used with a plural verb) books, papers, maps, etc., relating to America, especially to its history, culture, and geography.
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(used with a singular verb) a collection of such materials.
plural noun
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objects, such as books, documents, relics, etc, relating to America, esp in the form of a collection
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all forms of traditional music indigenous to America, and their modern variants
Etymology
Origin of Americana
Example Sentences
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Though Shaboozey favored the slow, bass-heavy beats of the hip-hop style trap in his own work, he had an ear for country and Americana and was drawn to these disparate genres’ emphasis on storytelling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Its brand of gently offbeat Americana is pure comfort-watching.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
My colleague Alex Kirshner wrote about @FreddyLA7, a German X user visiting the U.S. for the tournament whose admiring, travelogue-style posts about Taco Bell, state parks, and other Americana are going viral.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
FDR’s “arsenal of democracy” produced External link 10 battleships, 27 carriers, 211 submarines, and 310,000 aircraft to help win the war and establish Pax Americana.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
If we let Didu splash around for a while in the deep end of Americana, she'll figure out that it's not as great as it looks.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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