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
John Barth
non-American
noun
… those things that non-Americans most immediately associate with America.
—Anthony Quinton
Anthony Quinton
Examples of non-American in a Sentence
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If all of those who received invitations this year accept, the overall membership of the Academy will be 35 percent women, 20 percent non-white and 20 percent non-American.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
Burns’s latest two-part documentary on Leonard da Vinci, a collaboration with his daughter Sarah Burns and son-in-law David McMahon, is his first non-American subject and has to be by default; the United States wouldn’t be founded for more than 250 years after da Vinci’s death in 1519.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 June 2024
Previously postponed from 2023 amid the WGA strike, Kidman’s tribute marks the first time an Australian actress has received the honor and the third non-American actress honoree after Elizabeth Taylor and Julie Andrews.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 June 2024
In each instance, however, egregiously faulty judgment squandered—there is no other word—vast troves of American wealth and thousands of American lives (not to mention hundreds of thousands of non-American lives).
—Andrew J. Bacevich, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
Moscow’s forces have placed weapons right across the border from northeastern Ukraine, and aimed them at Kharkiv — knowing the Ukrainians would only be able to use non-American drones and other weaponry to target them in response.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Qualifying restaurants are locally owned, non-American, located in Fairfield and have fewer than five locations, Kaelin said.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
But for non-American films there is the best international feature film category, which is an extremely prestigious reward.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The court noted that U.S. prosecutors have also said the First Amendment may not apply to Assange as a non-American citizen.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
Burns’s latest two-part documentary on Leonard da Vinci, a collaboration with his daughter Sarah Burns and son-in-law David McMahon, is his first non-American subject and has to be by default; the United States wouldn’t be founded for more than 250 years after da Vinci’s death in 1519.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 June 2024
Previously postponed from 2023 amid the WGA strike, Kidman’s tribute marks the first time an Australian actress has received the honor and the third non-American actress honoree after Elizabeth Taylor and Julie Andrews.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 June 2024
In each instance, however, egregiously faulty judgment squandered—there is no other word—vast troves of American wealth and thousands of American lives (not to mention hundreds of thousands of non-American lives).
—Andrew J. Bacevich, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
Moscow’s forces have placed weapons right across the border from northeastern Ukraine, and aimed them at Kharkiv — knowing the Ukrainians would only be able to use non-American drones and other weaponry to target them in response.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Qualifying restaurants are locally owned, non-American, located in Fairfield and have fewer than five locations, Kaelin said.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
But for non-American films there is the best international feature film category, which is an extremely prestigious reward.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The court noted that U.S. prosecutors have also said the First Amendment may not apply to Assange as a non-American citizen.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Non-American.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-American. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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