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 to travel to deep space, Koch the first woman and Hansen the first non-American. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026

Glover was the first person of color ever to leave Earth orbit, and Koch and Hansen were the first woman and first non-American, respectively, to do so. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2026

Koch was the first woman, Glover the first person of color and Hansen the first non-American on a lunar mission. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026

The mission also carries historic firsts, with Glover becoming the first person of color to travel around the Moon, Koch the first woman, and Hansen the first non-American astronaut to undertake such a journey. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-American

• american