Americana
plural noun
Amer·i·ca·na
ə-ˌmer-ə-ˈkä-nə 
-ˌmər-,
-ˌme-rə-,
-ˈka-nə
Examples of Americana in a Sentence
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Parton has primarily released country music in her nearly 60-year career, through has taken detours (with albums and/or songs) into such genres as Americana/folk, bluegrass, children’s music, Christian, dance/electronic and pop.
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2023
Meanwhile across town in Glendale, a group of about 30 pro-Palestinian protesters also gathered on Central Avenue outside the Galleria and Americana shopping centers.
—Matthew Ormseth, Melody Petersen, and Angie Orellana Hernandez Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2023
Located in the lobby atrium near the airy Lobby Bar, Beginner’s is a loving re-creation of the classic Americana train car-style diners of the 1940s.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
Brandy Clark and Brandi Carlile teamed up to honor Americana music.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
Singaporean dumpling chain Paradise Dynasty — a challenger to Din Tai Fung’s dumpling empire — is slated to fill the space in the Americana at Brand next year.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
Winterthur’s Henry Francis duPont, an avid collector of Americana whose family home Winterthur became a museum, was tapped to chair the effort.
—Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
The era of Pax Americana appears to be over, and the United States is no longer poised to police the world.
—Paul Poast, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2023
The record molded the singer’s idiosyncratic tone around sounds of orchestral pop, Americana, folk, and country, using it as a vehicle for her lyrical storytelling.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2023
Meanwhile across town in Glendale, a group of about 30 pro-Palestinian protesters also gathered on Central Avenue outside the Galleria and Americana shopping centers.
—Matthew Ormseth, Melody Petersen, and Angie Orellana Hernandez Los Angeles Times (tns), arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2023
Located in the lobby atrium near the airy Lobby Bar, Beginner’s is a loving re-creation of the classic Americana train car-style diners of the 1940s.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2023
Brandy Clark and Brandi Carlile teamed up to honor Americana music.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
Singaporean dumpling chain Paradise Dynasty — a challenger to Din Tai Fung’s dumpling empire — is slated to fill the space in the Americana at Brand next year.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
Winterthur’s Henry Francis duPont, an avid collector of Americana whose family home Winterthur became a museum, was tapped to chair the effort.
—Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
The era of Pax Americana appears to be over, and the United States is no longer poised to police the world.
—Paul Poast, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2023
The record molded the singer’s idiosyncratic tone around sounds of orchestral pop, Americana, folk, and country, using it as a vehicle for her lyrical storytelling.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Americana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Americana. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.
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