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[ uh -mer-i-kan -uh , -kah -nuh , -key -nuh ] SHOW IPA
/ əˌmɛr ɪˈkæn ə, -ˈkɑ nə, -ˈkeɪ nə / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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.
Origin of Americana An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; Americ(a) + -ana
Words nearby Americana amerce, America, America First Committee, America Firster, American, Americana , American aloe, American Antislavery Society, American Association of Retired Persons, American Beauty, American Bible Society
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Example sentences from the Web for Americana 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
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British Dictionary definitions for Americana 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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