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Meaning of "exotica" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXOTICA

Latin, neuter plural of exōticus.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EXOTICA

exotica  [ɪɡˈzɒtɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXOTICA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Exotica is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXOTICA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Exotica

Exotica is a musical genre, named after the 1957 Martin Denny album of the same title, popular during the 1950s to mid-1960s, typically with suburban Americans who came of age during World War II. The musical colloquialism exotica means tropical ersatz, the non-native, pseudo experience of insular Oceania, Southeast Asia, Hawaii, Amazonia, the Andes and tribal Africa. Denny described the musical style as "a combination of the South Pacific and the Orient...what a lot of people imagined the islands to be like...it's pure fantasy though." While the South Seas forms the core region, exotica reflects the "musical impressions" of every place from standard travel destinations to the mythical "shangri-las" dreamt of by armchair safari-ers.

Definition of exotica in the English dictionary

The definition of exotica in the dictionary is exotic objects, esp when forming a collection.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXOTICA


Antarctica
æntˈɑːktɪkə
Attica
ˈætɪkə
billsticker
ˈbɪlˌstɪkə
deticker
diːˈtɪkə
erotica
ɪˈrɒtɪkə
hepatica
hɪˈpætɪkə
hieratica
ˌhaɪəˈrætɪkə
pigsticker
ˈpɪɡˌstɪkə
politicker
pəˈlɪtɪkə
sciatica
saɪˈætɪkə
spitsticker
ˈspɪtˌstɪkə
sticker
ˈstɪkə
swastika
ˈswɒstɪkə
ticca
ˈtɪkə
ticker
ˈtɪkə
urtica
ˈɜːtɪkə
Utica
ˈjuːtɪkə
viatica
vaɪˈætɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXOTICA

exoterically
exotericism
exothermal
exothermally
exothermic
exothermically
exothermicity
exotic
exotic dancer
exotic shorthair
exotically
exoticism
exoticist
exoticize
exoticness
exotism
exotoxic
exotoxin
exotropia
exotropic

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXOTICA

America
angelica
ars poetica
Central America
chica
Costa Rica
dementia paralytica
Dominica
electronica
erica
Jamaica
Latin America
mica
North America
replica
South Africa
South America
Subotica
United States of America
veronica

Synonyms and antonyms of exotica in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «exotica» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXOTICA

Find out the translation of exotica to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of exotica from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exotica» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

新奇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

exotica
570 millions of speakers

English

exotica
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Exotica
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغرابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экзотика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exotica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

exotica
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

exotica
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Exotica
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Exotica
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エキゾチカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

엑소티카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Exotica
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Exotica
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Exotica
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक्सपोटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

exotica
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

exotica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Exotica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

екзотика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

exotica
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

exotica
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Exotica
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

exotica
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

exotica
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of exotica

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXOTICA»

The term «exotica» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.376 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXOTICA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «exotica» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «exotica» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exotica

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXOTICA»

Discover the use of exotica in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exotica and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Exotica: fabricated soundscapes in a real world
A possible biography of Les Baxter, Hollywood's leading exotica composer of the fifties, is pieced together through the works of exotica icons such as Josephine Baker, Yma Sumac, and Carmen Miranda.
David Toop, 1999
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Mondo Exotica: Sounds, Visions, Obsessions of the Cocktail ...
Mondo Exotica includes a discography of albums, compilations, and remixes. /div
Francesco Adinolfi, 2008
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Exotica
Welcome to Exotica.
Eden Bradley, 2013
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Exotica: A Further Miscellany of Clinical and Pathological ...
This book is for those who will appreciate that there are lessons in our mistakes as in our successes, and that medical practice should not depend exclusively on the scientific resources of 'centres of excellence'.
William St. Clair Symmers, 1984
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Critique of Exotica: Music, Politics and the Culture Industry
Hutnyk challenges academic complicity in the reification of exotica, cutting through media hype to offer a critique of music, race, politics and the culture industry.
John Hutnyk, 2000
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Geopolitical Exotica: Tibet in Western Imagination
In this masterfully synthetic work, Anand establishes that postcoloniality provides new insights into themes of representation and identity and demonstrates how IR as a discipline can meaningfully expand its focus beyond the West.
Dibyesh Anand, 2007
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Beyond the Colors of Darkness and Other Exotica
Eleven stories of science fiction and fantasy by a master writer of the fantastic, including four tales published for the first time.
Brian Stableford, 2009
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Exotica: Poetry of the Insightful to the Exotic
This book of poetry is direct from Richard's soul. It contains a body of work from over 30 years. There is something for everybody, angels, insightful, romance, romancing JoAnn, chronic pain, family and friends and exotica-erotica.
Richard Ivory, 2009
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Shoe Exotica & Poems
"As strange as it may seem," says Patrick, "there is something for al book collectors in this volume no matter what their taste in shoes or poetry may be. I guarantee it!
Patrick Sart, 2005
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Egyptian Exotica: A Memoir of Dancing Naked
A gritty, no-holds memoir about the unglamourous side of stripping.
Rania Zada, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXOTICA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exotica is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Pops Up For Sale On A Forum For $3 …
... of the raging bulls is offered up for sale on 6speedonline forum – a gathering platform for high-end supercar owners and exotica aficionados. «Carscoops, Jul 15»
2
Noida high-rise fall kills maid
Jharkhand police believe Latehar's Kaleshari Kumari, found dead in a pulpy mass of blood beneath Amrapali Exotica Apartments in Noida ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
2015 Honda Civic VTi-L hatch review (video)
Funnily enough, for a compact hatch, the Civic absolutely despises speed bumps just as much as its exotica brethren, and will scrape its front ... «PerformanceDrive, Jul 15»
4
Island Jerk Restaurant: Huntsville Caribbean spot's goat, oxtail, fish …
Expect to be marooned here if you dine-in, but those looking for take-out exotica will be well-served setting course for Island Jerk. Island Jerk ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
5
Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Review
Alfa Romeo is truly revered in Italy, perhaps even more so than Ferrari and Lamborghini. It represents Italian exotica for the masses, and the 4C ... «CarAdvice, Jul 15»
6
'Tuned In' review: Peptalk's 'Islet': more exotic than exotica
It's heartening to learn that the music of Peptalk is informed by exotica - that underappreciated, playful genre from half a century ago. But if the ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
7
Taxidermy is making a comeback in bars and craft classes
The same year, Alexis Turner of London Taxidermy (who rents out stuffed exotica to movies including Harry Potter,Pirates of the Caribbean and ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
8
Noida: Maid falls to death from balcony, family suspects foul play
The couple resides at the eighth floor of Exotica Apartments. “Anurag found his house locked from inside. After repeated calls when Babita did ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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India Ratings for Indian debt instruments - Jul 7
... 270 Withdrawn (suspended) Exotica International Non-FB limits IND D 25 Withdrawn (suspended) (reduced from INR7,806.8m) JK Paper Ltd ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
10
Greg Kocsis has been appointed General Manager at Six Senses …
... Beirut in Lebanon. Prior to his current role, he held the position of executive assistant manager of Taj Exotica Resort and Spa in Maldives. «Hospitality Net, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Exotica [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/exotica>. Apr 2024 ».
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