Generica
/d͡ʒəˈnɛɹɪkə/
Generica proper noun: the features of the landscape such as fire hydrants, letterboxes, fast-food chains, and streets named Main, etc., that are the same throughout the United States.
Proper noun
Generica
- The features of the landscape such as fire hydrants, letterboxes, fast-food chains, and streets named Main, etc., that are the same throughout the United States.
- Chandler commanded a spotlight at the far end of the stage at Picker’s Supply Concert Hall downtown last Friday night. There, he was loudly ranting about a commercial wasteland he called the “United States of Generica.”1994 November 3, Amy Satterthwaite, “In Their Own Words”, in The Free Lance-Star
- The valley areas are split up into regular grids of stores and restaurants, and you're never more than a five-minute drive from a Starbucks or Borders or Baby Gap, the building blocks of Generica.1998, Michael Marshall Smith, One of Us, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 48
Origin of Generica
Blend of generic + America.
Questions about Generica
- What does Generica mean?
- Generica means the features of the landscape such as fire hydrants, letterboxes, fast-food chains, and streets named Main, etc., that are the same throughout the United States.
- What part of speech is Generica?
- Generica is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Generica?
- Generica is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈnɛɹɪkə/.
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