hyphenated american

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What does hyphenated american mean?

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.

Where does hyphenated american come from?

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

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