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hyphenated Americans

hyphenated Americans is the plural of hyphenated American.

Meaning of hyphenated American

Noun

hyphenated American (plural hyphenated Americans)

  1. (derogatory, sometimes) A U.S. American with an ethnicity commonly written in hyphenated form, such as an African-American or Irish-American, emphasizing their difference from their unhyphenated compatriots.

Questions about hyphenated Americans

What is hyphenated Americans the plural of?
Hyphenated Americans is the plural of hyphenated American.

Words near hyphenated Americans in the dictionary

  1. hyphen-minuses
  2. hyphenatable
  3. hyphenate
  4. hyphenated
  5. hyphenated American
  6. hyphenated Americans
  7. hyphenates
  8. hyphenating
  9. hyphenation
  10. hyphenations
  11. hyphenator

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