unamerican

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A form of un-American — Contrary to the principles, institutions or interests of the United States; anti-American.

OriginEnglish American ← New Latin America ← Italian Amerigo →
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Meanings

adjectiveunamerican (comparative more unamerican, superlative most unamerican)

comparative more unamerican · superlative most unamerican

  1. alternativeAlternative form of un-American.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
  9. Proto-Germanic*amalą
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  12. Proto-Celtic*rīxs
  13. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  14. Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks
  15. Proto-Germanic*haimaz
  16. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  17. Proto-Germanic*Haimarīksder.?
  18. ItalianAmerigo
  19. New LatinAmerica
  20. EnglishAmerica
  21. EnglishAmerican
  22. Englishunamerican

From un- + American.

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APA

unamerican. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unamerican

MLA

“unamerican.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unamerican. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unamerican,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unamerican.

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