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noun
All things peculiar to the culture and people of the United States; anything that is a symbol of American life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: Californiana
noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: alternative country, alt-country
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: artifact, artefact
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h3emh3- Proto-Germanic *amalą Proto-Indo-European *h3reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h3rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Amalarīksder. Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Haimarīksder.? Italian Amerigoder. New Latin Americalbor. English America English -ana English Americana From America + -ana.
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