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Americana.

All things peculiar to the culture and people of the United States; anything that is a symbol of American life.

9 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˌmɛɹɪˈkænə//əˌmɛɹɪˈkɑːnə//əˌmɛɹɪˈkeɪnə/
  1. All things peculiar to the culture and people of the United States; anything that is a symbol of American life.

    plural · plural-only
  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.

    plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃emh₃- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americalbor. English America English -ana English Americana From America + -ana.

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