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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Americana \Americana\ ([.a]*m[~e]r'[i^]*k[a^]n"[.a]), noun
1. any artifact (such a books or furniture or art) that is distinctive to America. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ankylostomiasis \An'ky*los*to*mi"a*sis\, noun [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites {Agchylostoma duodenale}, {Uncinaria} (subgenus {Necator}) {americana}, or allied nematodes, in the small intestine. When present in large numbers they produce a severe an[ae]mia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls. Called also {miner's an[ae]mia}, {tunnel disease}, {brickmaker's an[ae]mia}, {Egyptian chlorosis}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Americana
noun: any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America
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