Learn English – Should “Americana” be capitalized

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In the following sentence, should Americana be capitalized?

Here's a list of great Americana books.

It looks so weird when written lowercase.

Best Answer

Adjectives that derive from a proper noun are written in capital case; it is also true for nouns, even if in some cases nouns that derive from proper nouns are not written in capital case.

  • American, from the noun America
  • Americana, from the noun America
  • Italian, from the noun Italy
  • Martian, from the noun Mars
  • Parmesan, from the noun Parma, the name of a city in Italy
  • Venusian, from the noun Venus

To notice that the adjectives I reported in the list are also used as nouns.

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