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HYPHENATED AMERICAN

\hˈa͡ɪfənˌe͡ɪtɪd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən], \hˈa‍ɪfənˌe‍ɪtɪd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən], \h_ˈaɪ_f_ə_n_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_d ɐ_m_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_k_ə_n]\

Definitions of HYPHENATED AMERICAN

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1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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An American who is referred to by a hyphenated term with the first word indicating an origin in a foreign country, and the second term being American, as Irish-American, Italian-American.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

An American who is referred to by a hyphenated term with the first word indicating an origin in a foreign country, and the second term being American, as Irish-American, Italian-American.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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