non-American

adjective

non-Amer·​i·​can ˌnän-ə-ˈmer-ə-kən How to pronounce non-American (audio)
-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 TCUs serve a variety of people, from young adults to senior citizens, AI to non-American Indians. Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 In theory, this means the Academy is more open than it’s ever been to non-American filmmakers. Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024 Being a non-American rapper, 21 rightfully didn’t face professional blowback for his heritage (save for a few idiots on Twitter) and his credibility as a master of menace remains intact. Grant Rindner, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024 While there are some prominent non-American A.I. companies, like France’s Mistral, the recent upheaval at OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has highlighted how concentrated the industry remains. John Yoon, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023 The offering – which is hosted by the service as a unique title alongside the non-American Sign Language version – is the first Warner Bros. movie to feature ASL as a language option. Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023 On Earth, air pushes on your skin from every direction with a consistent pressure of about 14 pounds per square inch, or using ridiculous non-American units, 1 atmosphere. Kelly and Zach Weinersmith, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023 And there just one non-American, Mexican driver, Daniel Suarez, racing full-time in its Cup Series. Melissa Noel, Essence, 6 Nov. 2023 Xouples have a short 90-day time window (hence the show’s title) in which they must get married — or their non-American citizen partner will have to exit the country. Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 13 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of non-American was in 1850

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“Non-American.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-American. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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