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

The track also topped the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart, making Duff the first non-American Idol artist to accomplish this in four months. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024

Jones now joins Australian Lauren Jackson and Belgian Emma Meesseman as the only non-American players to win a Finals MVP. —Johannes Sasay-Wada, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024

Proponents have argued these laws would secure elections and prevent localities from allowing non-Americans to vote. —Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2024

And that’s about the most non-American thing ever heard. —Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above