Americanan.

Brit.

/əˌmɛrᵻˈkɑːnə/, U.S.

/əˌmɛrəˈkɑnə/,

/əˌmɛrəˈkænə/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: proper name America, English -ana.

Etymology: < 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).

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.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > collections relating to specific areas

Americana1841

orientalia1874

Africana1899

1841 J. G. Lockhart Let. 24 June in Notes & Queries (1944) 9 Sept. 114/2 In case of accidents—the Buckingham Americana have been done already by myself.

1893 New Eng. Mag. Dec. 441/2 William Prescott left the sum of $3,000, which was expended for rare Americana.

1926 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 513/1 The trade in Americana is no common huckstering of second-hand volumes.

1952 J. Carter ABC for Book-collectors 18 The Columbus Letter is a piece of Americana..as connected by ownership with a great American.

2000 Book 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.

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1892 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. Great Brit. & Ireland 21 386 The wives all wear pieces of ‘Americana’..with quantities of beaded and metal ornaments.

1931 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 52/1 (caption) A primitive type of American fireplace, with..a wealth of Americana in the fireplace equipment.

1988 Yankee Dec. 91/2 Today, bandboxes are extremely collectible bits of Americana.

2003 San 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.

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1947 C. Amory Proper Bostonians vii. 157 Old John Quincy returning from the White House virtually penniless..is not a pretty saga of Americana.

1962 Listener 4 Oct. 529/2 The famous ‘Americana’ column which clipped from the regional press absurdities of all kinds.

1994 Amer. Spectator June 14/1 I came to like the Nixon I knew. He was a piece of Americana and a chunk of history.

2001 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 3 Aug. 1 d In Japan, Americana is always in style, whether it's golf courses, water parks, baseball—or bass fishing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	americana
释义	Americanan. Brit. /əˌmɛrᵻˈkɑːnə/, U.S. /əˌmɛrəˈkɑnə/, /əˌmɛrəˈkænə/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: proper name America, English -ana. Etymology: < 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). 1. 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. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > collections relating to specific areas Americana1841 orientalia1874 Africana1899 1841 J. G. Lockhart Let. 24 June in Notes & Queries (1944) 9 Sept. 114/2 In case of accidents—the Buckingham Americana have been done already by myself. 1893 New Eng. Mag. Dec. 441/2 William Prescott left the sum of $3,000, which was expended for rare Americana. 1926 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 513/1 The trade in Americana is no common huckstering of second-hand volumes. 1952 J. Carter ABC for Book-collectors 18 The Columbus Letter is a piece of Americana..as connected by ownership with a great American. 2000 Book 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. ΚΠ 1892 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. Great Brit. & Ireland 21 386 The wives all wear pieces of ‘Americana’..with quantities of beaded and metal ornaments. 1931 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 52/1 (caption) A primitive type of American fireplace, with..a wealth of Americana in the fireplace equipment. 1988 Yankee Dec. 91/2 Today, bandboxes are extremely collectible bits of Americana. 2003 San 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. ΚΠ 1947 C. Amory Proper Bostonians vii. 157 Old John Quincy returning from the White House virtually penniless..is not a pretty saga of Americana. 1962 Listener 4 Oct. 529/2 The famous ‘Americana’ column which clipped from the regional press absurdities of all kinds. 1994 Amer. Spectator June 14/1 I came to like the Nixon I knew. He was a piece of Americana and a chunk of history. 2001 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 3 Aug. 1 d In Japan, Americana is always in style, whether it's golf courses, water parks, baseball—or bass fishing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1841
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