hyphenated American

noun

Etymology

In use since the last decade of the 19th century.

Definitions

  1. A U.S. American with an ethnicity commonly written in hyphenated form, such as an…

    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.

The neighborhood

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