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单词 non-american
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non-Americanadj.n.

Brit. /ˌnɒnəˈmɛrᵻk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌnɑnəˈmɛrək(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, American adj.
Etymology: < non- prefix + American adj.
A. adj.
Not American. Usually: spec. not belonging to or originating in the United States of America.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adjective] > non-American
un-American1818
non-American1850
1850 Southern Literary Messenger 16 2/1 The relations of these powers with other European or non-American powers concern us only in so far as they affect their relations to our own system.
1890 Polit. Sci. Q. 5 284 (note) In only a few cases does it refer to non-American states.
1924 S. P. Sherman Genius of Amer. 213 He laughed at all the non-American world.
1962 H. A. Gleason in F. W. Householder & S. Saporta Probl. Lexicogr. 88 Dictionaries with good..citations..have been mostly produced by people outside the fraternity—non-American linguists, or people laying no claim at all to the title of linguist.
1998 World in 1998 (Economist Publ.) 116/1 Their power to do any more than ostracise those non-American companies which hold out against downward price pressure is negligible.
B. n.
A person who is not an American. Usually: spec. a person who is not a citizen of the United States of America.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > non-American
non-American1911
1911 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 17 264 Are we justified in drawing the line of social responsibility and service sharply between Americans and non-Americans?
1965 J. Potter in D. V. Glass & D. E. C. Eversley Population in Hist. xxvii. 631 For non-Americans,..it can have an important bearing on their own attempts to interpret the European..data.
1996 Wake Boarding Mag. Aug. 60/1 Orlando is the North Shore of wakeboarding. Even the non-natives and non-Americans come here to train.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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