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, 17 June 2026

To the point where even non-American commentators Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimović were emotionally moved by the performances and crowd. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026

Ujiri, who was born in England and raised in Nigeria, is still the only non-American to win the NBA’s Executive of the Year award: he was given that honor in 2013 as general manager of the Denver Nuggets. — Sean Gregory, Time, 9 June 2026

My daughter is coming to St. Paul this weekend and likes non-American foods (ethnic). — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-American

• american