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Americana

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

noun

  1. (often used with a plural verb) books, papers, maps, etc., relating to America, especially to its history, culture, and geography.
  2. (used with a singular verb) a collection of such materials.


Americana

/ əˌɛɪˈɑːə /

plural noun

  1. objects, such as books, documents, relics, etc, relating to America, esp in the form of a collection
  2. all forms of traditional music indigenous to America, and their modern variants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Americana1

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; Americ(a) + -ana
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"I started going around, like, Swansea, Port Talbot, Cardiff and Newport, looking for any little bit of architecture that I could find that might pass as a little bit Americana," he said.

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In this way, they’ve resembled their more mainstream Los Angeles meme artist counterpart, Americana at Brand Memes, whose admin’s identity is still a mystery.

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The real estate mogul owns several shopping centers including the Grove, the Americana at Brand and the Commons at Calabasas.

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Heard in the warm, Americana twangs that complete “Kansas Anymore,” these sounds are an ode to his upbringing in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

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Their fifth album, Rushmere, arrives on Friday - just as the Americana sound they championed enjoys a revival, and newcomers like Myles Smith are citing the band as an influence.

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