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词汇 hyphenated American
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Definition of hyphenated American in English:

hyphenated American

noun
US informal
  • An American citizen who can trace their ancestry to another part of the world, such as an African American (so called because terms such as African American are often written with a hyphen).

    〈美,非正式〉归化入籍的美国公民(其先祖来自世界的其他特定地区,如非洲裔美国人、爱尔兰裔美国人,如此称谓是因为African American 等词常以连字号连接)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And she realizes that she can only find that balance as a hyphenated American.
    • They envied the strong and color-full cultural identities of hyphenated Americans: African Americans, Asians, and Latinos.
    • For the better of all hyphenated Americans, starting with the language, it is an English culture.
    • Perhaps, you can become one of those hyphenated Americans and yes, you may become a citizen; yes, you may be able to vote like any other ‘American.’
    • We listened to a speaker talk about what it was like to be a hyphenated American living in the United States.
    • Moaveni idealized Tehran as she searched for an answer to her tangled identity as a hyphenated American.
    • Mere sentiment based on multiple ethnic identities is not dual loyalty, and hyphenated Americans mostly have other countries they wish well.

Definition of hyphenated American in US English:

hyphenated American

nounˈhīfəˌnādid əˈmerəkən
US informal
  • An American citizen who can trace their ancestry to another, specified part of the world, such as an African American or an Irish American (so called because terms like African American are often written with a hyphen).

    〈美,非正式〉归化入籍的美国公民(其先祖来自世界的其他特定地区,如非洲裔美国人、爱尔兰裔美国人,如此称谓是因为African American 等词常以连字号连接)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They envied the strong and color-full cultural identities of hyphenated Americans: African Americans, Asians, and Latinos.
    • And she realizes that she can only find that balance as a hyphenated American.
    • Moaveni idealized Tehran as she searched for an answer to her tangled identity as a hyphenated American.
    • For the better of all hyphenated Americans, starting with the language, it is an English culture.
    • We listened to a speaker talk about what it was like to be a hyphenated American living in the United States.
    • Mere sentiment based on multiple ethnic identities is not dual loyalty, and hyphenated Americans mostly have other countries they wish well.
    • Perhaps, you can become one of those hyphenated Americans and yes, you may become a citizen; yes, you may be able to vote like any other ‘American.’
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