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

This is historically consistent with Netflix’s general strategy with non-American markets, which is to produce shows specific to those regions that are primarily meant to attract and retain those subscribers. —Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 23 June 2025

Those include Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks. Lake's actions have cast doubt on the government's commitment to non-American journalists working around the world for those networks. —David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 June 2025

Holger Rune, Lorenzo Musetti and Jack Draper are the non-American 2000-or-later members of the top 10. —Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 16 June 2025

Estimated to displace 80,000 tons, it’s believed to the largest non-American warship ever built and able to carry a fleet of about 50 aircraft, up from 40 on Liaoning and Shandong. —Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 16 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-American

• american