Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh n uh-mer-i-kuh n]
- /ən əˈmɛr ɪ kən/
- /ˌʌn.əˈmer.ɪ.kən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh n uh-mer-i-kuh n]
- /ən əˈmɛr ɪ kən/
Definitions of un-american word
- adjective un-american not American; not characteristic of or proper to the U.S.; foreign or opposed to the characters, values, standards, goals, etc., of the U.S. 1
- adjective un-american not patriotic to the US 1
- adjective un-american If you describe someone or something as un-American, you think that they are not in accordance with American ideals and customs. 0
- adjective un-american Un-American activities are political activities that are considered to be against the interests of the U.S. 0
- adjective un-american not in accordance with the aims, ideals, customs, etc, of the US 0
- adjective un-american against the interests of the US 0
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Origin of un-american
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1810-20
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Parts of speech for Un-american
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
un-american popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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