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an·ti-Amer·i·can | \ ˌan-tē-ə-ˈmer-ə-kən 
, -ˈmər-, -ˈme-rə-, ˌan-ˌtī- \
, -ˈmər-, -ˈme-rə-, ˌan-ˌtī- \Definition of anti-American
: opposed or hostile to the people or the government policies of the U.S.
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anti-Americanism \ ˌan-tē-ə-ˈmer-ə-kə-ˌni-zəm , ˌan-ˌtī- \ noun
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