Americana

A·mer·i·ca·na ¹  (ä-mr-känä)

A city of southeast Brazil, a suburb of São Paulo. Population: 200,000.

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A·mer·i·ca·na ²  (-mr-kän, -kn, -kn)

n.

1. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Materials relating to American history, folklore, or geography or considered to be typical of American culture: Americana are featured in the exhibit.

2. (used with a sing. verb) The culture of America: "[Hip-hop is] as much of a fixture in Americana as hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet" (Ken Capobianco).

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Americana [əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnə]

pl n

objects, such as books, documents, relics, etc., relating to America, esp in the form of a collection

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Americana - any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"

Translations

Americana [əˌmɛrɪˈkɑːnə] n collection d'objets liés à la culture des États-Unis
American Dream n
the American Dream → le rêve américain
American football n (British)

(= game) → football m américain

(= ball) → ballon m de football américain
American Indian (mainly British)

adj → des Indiens d'Amérique

n → Indien(ne) m/f d'Amérique