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Americana
[ uh-mer-i-kan-uh, -kah-nuh, -key-nuh ]
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.
Americana
/ əˌɛɪˈɑːə /
plural noun
- 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of Americana1
Example Sentences
"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.
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.
The real estate mogul owns several shopping centers including the Grove, the Americana at Brand and the Commons at Calabasas.
Heard in the warm, Americana twangs that complete “Kansas Anymore,” these sounds are an ode to his upbringing in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
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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