Americana

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. All things peculiar to the culture and people of the United States; anything that is a symbol of American life.
  2. An amalgam of roots musics formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the American musical ethos; specifically those sounds that are merged from folk, country, blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and other external influential styles.

Pronunciation

/əˌmɛɹɪˈkænə/ /əˌmɛɹɪˈkɑːnə/ /əˌmɛɹɪˈkeɪnə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Americana.wav

Word forms

Americana

Etymology

From America + -ana.

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