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

Jeremy Hansen, the first non-American astronaut to fly to the Moon, will also be the first non-American to fly beyond Earth’s orbit. —Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025

Nelson also broadened leadership by appointing non-American members to the top governing body and supported regional hymnbooks reflecting local cultures. —Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025

For season 4, Italian chef Luca Manfè was the first male and non-American to win MasterChef. —Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025

Worth noting, though, is that the Revolution ownership has never hired a non-American head coach without at least some experience playing in or previously coaching in MLS — at least since Frank Stapleton was named the club’s inaugural manager in 1996. —Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-American

• american