Americana
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See also americana
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑːnə
[edit] Noun
Americana (uncountable)
- All things peculiar to the United States' culture and people, anything that is a symbol of American life.
- (music) 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.
[edit] Synonyms
- (musical genre): alternative country, alt-country
