exotica

/ɪɡˈzɑtɪkə/
noun
  1. Things that are unusual, interesting, or from faraway places, especially as a collection or category.
    • The museum's new wing displays exotica brought back by explorers.
    • The antique shop was full of exotica from Asia and Africa.
    • She collected musical exotica, including instruments from around the world.
  2. A genre of music that evokes tropical or foreign atmospheres, popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
    • Exotica albums often feature album covers with palm trees and volcanoes.
    • The party had an exotica theme, with tiki decorations and Hawaiian music.
    • He loves listening to exotica, with its sounds of bird calls and steel drums.
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