The culture of the United States is primarily of Western origin with influences from European, Asian, African, Latin, and Native American peoples.
The United States has distinct social and cultural characteristics, including dialect, music, arts, social habits, cuisine, and folklore.
Collections of American culture are known as Americana.
The United States is ethnically diverse due to large-scale European immigration, indigenous tribes, and African-American slavery followed by emancipation.
America is an Anglophone country with a legal system derived from Anglo-American common law.