-ana
a suffix that forms collective nouns denoting an -ssembly of items, as household objects, art, books, or maps, or a description of such items, as a bibliography, all of which are representative of or -ssociated with the place, person, or period named by the stem:
americana; shakespeareana; victoriana.
also, -iana.
-ana
suffix
denoting a collection of objects or information relating to a particular individual, subject, or place shakespeareana, victoriana, americana
word origin
new latin, from latin -āna, literally: matters relating to, neuter plural of -ānus; see -an
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