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Americana, n.
Brit. |əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnə|, U.S. |əˌmɛrəˈkɑnə|, |əˌmɛrəˈkænə|
[‹ the name of America (see America n.) + -ana (see ana suffix), after post-classical Latin Americana.
Earlier use of post-classical Latin Americanus (adjective) is recorded from the 17th cent., particularly in book titles, such as J. Allin's Animadversions upon the Anti-Synodalia Americana (1664). This use was further popularized in the titles of early 19th-cent. reference works on American culture and history: e.g. Archæologia Americana (1820), Encyclopædia Americana (1829–33), Fauna Americana (1825), etc.In sense 1a, frequently in Bibliotheca Americana, which appears in the titles of several 18th- and 19th-cent. publications. Compare W. Kennett Bibliothecæ Americanæ Primordia (1713) and the anonymous Bibliotheca Americana (1789).]
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a. Books, manuscripts, or other literary artefacts relating to, or made in, the continent of America or the United States, esp. which are considered to possess historical significance.
1841J. G. Lockhart Let. 24 June in N. & Q. (1944) 9 Sept. 114/2 In case of accidents—the Buckingham Americana have been done already by myself. 1893New Eng. Mag. Dec. 441/2 William Prescott left the sum of $3,000, which was expended for rare Americana. 1926Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 513/1 The trade in Americana is no common huckstering of second-hand volumes. 1952J. Carter ABC for Bk.-collectors 18 The Columbus Letter is a piece of Americana..as connected by ownership with a great American. 2000Book July 27/1 McMurtry has acquired an impressive selection of..Texana and Americana, history and literary first editions at reasonable prices.
b. Artworks, objects, etc., relating to, or made in, the United States, esp. which are regarded as collectable or of historical significance.
1892Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. Great Brit. & Ireland 21 386 The wives all wear pieces of ‘Americana’..with quantities of beaded and metal ornaments. 1931Good Housek. Dec. 52/1 (caption) A primitive type of American fireplace, with..a wealth of Americana in the fireplace equipment. 1988Yankee Dec. 91/2 Today, bandboxes are extremely collectible bits of Americana. 2003San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 13 July d1 Nostalgic keepsakes of Americana such as Norman Rockwell's 1935 oil painting, ‘First in His Class’.
2. More generally: things relating to, associated with, or considered characteristic of the history or culture of the United States.
1947C. Amory Proper Bostonians vii. 157 Old John Quincy returning from the White House virtually penniless..is not a pretty saga of Americana. 1962Listener 4 Oct. 529/2 The famous ‘Americana’ column which clipped from the regional press absurdities of all kinds. 1994Amer. Spectator June 14/1, I came to like the Nixon I knew. He was a piece of Americana and a chunk of history. 2001Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. 3 Aug. 1 d, In Japan, Americana is always in style, whether it's golf courses, water parks, baseball—or bass fishing. |