Americana
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Americana
- /əˌmɛɹɪˈkænə/
- /əˌmɛɹɪˈkɑːnə/
- /əˌmɛɹɪˈkeɪnə/
Rhymes with -ɑːnə
noun
- All things peculiar to the culture and people of the United States; anything that is a symbol of American life. Today Coke exists as nostalgic brand, harking back to the day when the drink enjoyed its peak iconic stature. Coke now stands for 1950s Americana.
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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.
The music that became Americana crossed racial lines very early, becoming one of the major integrating forces in America. The chapter shows how artists such as Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers were creating and playing Americana long before we had a name for what they were doing.
Similar: alternative country, alt-country
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: american, america, usa, inter-american, latino, grus, agave, corylus, europeo, fraxinus, ibero, sul, americanism, australiana, americophilia, u.s. american
Talk about this word "Americana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/americana. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Americana. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/americana "Americana." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/americana.Cite this
@misc{americana_2026,
title = {Americana},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/americana},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
