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
John Barth
non-American
noun
… those things that non-Americans most immediately associate with America.
—Anthony Quinton
Anthony Quinton
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Hansen will become the first non-American to leave LEO.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Officers were being sent, time and again, to sensitive national security locations, only to discover non-Americans whose presence raised more questions than answers.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Federal officials say there are at least 194,000 licensed motor carriers that could be affected by the crackdown on non-American drivers.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Yet only about 18% of directors are non-American.
—Betsy Atkins, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Officers were being sent, time and again, to sensitive national security locations, only to discover non-Americans whose presence raised more questions than answers.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Federal officials say there are at least 194,000 licensed motor carriers that could be affected by the crackdown on non-American drivers.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Yet only about 18% of directors are non-American.
—Betsy Atkins, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Non-American.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-American. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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