Americana

plural noun

Amer·​i·​ca·​na ə-ˌmer-ə-ˈkä-nə 

-ˌmər-,

-ˌme-rə-,

-ˈka-nə 

1

: materials concerning or characteristic of America, its civilization, or its culture

broadly : things typical of America

2

: American culture

3

: a genre of American music having roots in early folk and country music

Examples of Americana in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The project, the Americana Music Pavilion located in Argenta Plaza, 510 N. Main St, will be the home of 21 busts depicting native Arkansans who had significant impacts on music of various genres, with duplicate busts being installed in the hometowns of each artist. —Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025

Their latest record, Automatic, is their first in three years and debuted in the top 10 of multiple Billboard charts dated March 1, paced by its No. 2 start on the Top Rock Albums and Americana/Folk Albums tallies in July. —Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025

The Americana duo Goodnight Moonshine (Molly Venter and Eben Pariser) play on Aug. 17 at 1:30 p.m. on Guilford Green Stage One. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2025

The 51-year-old actor spoke exclusively to PEOPLE while attending a special screening of his new movie, Americana, at the Desert 5 Spot in Hollywood, Calif. —Michael Nied, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Americana

• canadiana
• nicotiana
• anabaena
• gentiana
• pollyanna
• anna
• canna
• chana
• grana
• kana
• manna
• nana