Americana

English

/əˌmɛɹɪˈkænə/

plural noun
Definitions
  • All things peculiar to the United States' culture and people, anything that is a symbol of American life.
  • (music) 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.

Etymology

Suffix from English America.

Origin

English

America

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