non-American

adjective

non-Amer·​i·​can ˌnän-ə-ˈmer-ə-kən 

-ˈmər-, 

-ˈme-rə-

: not of or relating to America or the U.S. : not American

… his literary precursors … are mostly non-American.

—John Barth

non-American noun

… those things that non-Americans most immediately associate with America.

—Anthony Quinton

Examples of non-American in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Glover will become the first Black man, Kock the first woman and Hansen the first non-American to venture out to the moon. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026

Koch is set to become the first woman to go to the moon, while Glover will become the first person of color to do so — and Hansen will be the first non-American to make the trip. —Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026

Koch will be the first woman to go to the moon, Glover the first person of color, and Hansen, a Canadian, the first non-American. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 Jan. 2026

In fact, many hundreds of non-American NATO troops lost their lives in Afghanistan during the 20-year war there. —Niall Stanage, The Hill, 24 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-American

• american