Americana
[ə'merikɑ:nə]
Definition
(noun.) any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America.
Checked by Jerome--From WordNet
Examples
- Ah--now I see why you were getting up your Americana! Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Indeed, he gradually came to regard it as such, and to feel a sense of personal complacency when he chanced on any reference to the Gryce Americana. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Mr. Gryce's interest in Americana had not originated with himself: it was impossible to think of him as evolving any taste of his own. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- And Americana--do you collect Americana? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I don't suppose the buyers of Americana sit up reading them all night--old Jefferson Gryce certainly didn't. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- And I suppose most of the owners of Americana are not historians either? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- And Americana are horribly dull, I suppose? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- And how, she said, leaning forward, are you getting on with your Americana? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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