Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

californiana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cal-i-for-ni-ana
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Items, especially collectibles, associated with the state of California.

Example Sentences

"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) […]"
"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."

Etymology

From California + -ana.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: California

Questions

What does californiana mean?: Items, especially collectibles, associated with the state of California.
Where does californiana come from?: From California + -ana.

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