SINCE 1828
non-American
adjective
non-Amer·i·can
| \ ˌnän-ə-ˈmer-ə-kən
, -ˈmər-, -ˈme-rə-\
, -ˈmər-, -ˈme-rə-\
Definition of non-American
: not of or relating to America or the U.S. : not American
… his literary precursors … are mostly non-American.— John Barth
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