Hyphenated American
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hyphenated-american-161-4838721
title:
Hyphenated American
text:
In the United States, the term hyphenated American refers to the use of a hyphen between the name of an ethnicity and the word American in compound nouns, e.g., as in Irish-American. Calling a person a "hyphenated American" was used as an insult alleging divided political or national loyalties, especially in times of war. It was used from 1890 to 1920 to disparage Americans who were of foreign birth or ancestry and who displayed an affection for their ancestral language and culture. It was most
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Term used in American politics and sociology
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphenated_American
date created:
2003-11-19T03:15:48Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T16:30:09Z
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