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

Its non-American cast speaks in British and Aussie accents, and the few Black actors are largely relegated to extras. —Giancarlo Sopo, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025

Finally, one state capital is long overdue for a name update to rid ourselves of an unpatriotic non-American link. —Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025

In 2011, Tedros was the first non-American recipient of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award. —Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025

Because a ban would primarily affect American TikTok users, the only people who’d have incentives to join a new app would be Americans, Hon said, with the possible addition of non-American users who hope to re-follow their favorite creators there. —Angela Yang, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above