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Californiana

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See also: californiana

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Etymology

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From California-ana.

Noun

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Californiana pl (plural only)

  1. Items, especially collectibles, associated with the state of California.
    Hypernym: Americana
    • 1941, Magazine of Art, volume 34, page 316:
      Other Californiana and Americana includes some grand costumes of the early days given by the Ladies' Museum Society (a kind of feminine auxiliary to the gallery) []
    • 1981, Gene Anthony, Jill Losson, The great cable car adventure book: a California guide, page 22:
      Across the street, at 50 Maiden Lane, is Sergio Old Prints (40), which offers an excellent selection of old San Francisco prints and other Californiana.