Africanan.

Brit.

/ˌafrᵻˈkɑːnə/, U.S.

/ˌæfrəˈkænə/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Africa , -ana suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Africa (see African n. and adj.) + -ana suffix.

Originally: †African studies (obsolete). Subsequently: books, artefacts, and other collectors' items connected with Africa, especially southern Africa.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > collections relating to specific areas

Americana1841

orientalia1874

Africana1899

1899 Rec. Christian Work 18 724 The advent of his work constitutes the most important contribution to Africana.

1903 I. Bud-M'Belle Kafir Scholar's Compan. Pref. p. xxii Mr. Sidney Mendelssohn, a well-known collector of Africana.

1926 M. Nathan S. Afr. from Within 299 The Rand Club is the best residential club, and has an excellent library, with a special collection of Africana.

1949 L. G. Green In Land of Afternoon vi. 78 Greatest of all Africana collectors was Sidney Mendelssohn.

1952 E. H. Burrows Overberg Outspan v. 122 A rare item of africana of a dozen or so pages.

2000 Guardian 21 Aug. i. 22/8 In his private life, Oppenheimer could retreat to his beautiful Dutch colonial-style mansion..where in 1984 he opened an opulent private library of Africana.

2002 T. Pinchuck et al. Rough Guide S. Afr. (ed. 3) 110 There are also a number of excellent second hand and Africana bookshops.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	africana
释义	Africanan. Brit. /ˌafrᵻˈkɑːnə/, U.S. /ˌæfrəˈkænə/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Africa , -ana suffix. Etymology: < the name of Africa (see African n. and adj.) + -ana suffix. Originally: †African studies (obsolete). Subsequently: books, artefacts, and other collectors' items connected with Africa, especially southern Africa. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > collections relating to specific areas Americana1841 orientalia1874 Africana1899 1899 Rec. Christian Work 18 724 The advent of his work constitutes the most important contribution to Africana. 1903 I. Bud-M'Belle Kafir Scholar's Compan. Pref. p. xxii Mr. Sidney Mendelssohn, a well-known collector of Africana. 1926 M. Nathan S. Afr. from Within 299 The Rand Club is the best residential club, and has an excellent library, with a special collection of Africana. 1949 L. G. Green In Land of Afternoon vi. 78 Greatest of all Africana collectors was Sidney Mendelssohn. 1952 E. H. Burrows Overberg Outspan v. 122 A rare item of africana of a dozen or so pages. 2000 Guardian 21 Aug. i. 22/8 In his private life, Oppenheimer could retreat to his beautiful Dutch colonial-style mansion..where in 1984 he opened an opulent private library of Africana. 2002 T. Pinchuck et al. Rough Guide S. Afr. (ed. 3) 110 There are also a number of excellent second hand and Africana bookshops. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1899
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