hyphenated

[hahy-fuh-ney-tid]

adjective

Informal.

1. of, relating to, or designating a person, group, or organization of mixed origin or identity.

   an Irish-American club and other hyphenated organizations.

hyphenated

/ ˈhaɪfəˌneɪtɪd /

adjective

1. containing or linked with a hyphen

2. having a nationality denoted by a hyphenated word, as in American-Irish

3. denoting something, such as a professional career, that consists of two elements, as in singer-songwriter

Other Word Forms

• unhyphenated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyphenated¹

First recorded in 1890–95; hyphenate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

An Orange County election board staff member told her they suspected that process initially failed because her last name is now hyphenated.

From Salon

The Conservative leader has pushed for the integration of newcomers, saying Canada does not need to be a "hyphenated society".

From BBC

Such hyphenated Americans, he said, felt a “degree of accepted and reasonable pride,” and had succeeded in connecting “their heritage to their mother country” and also to “where they are now” in America.

From Salon

The claim also defended Villanueva’s use of the inspector general’s full name, noting that his longer, hyphenated name is included on some public records websites as well as on his desk plaque.

From Los Angeles Times

“There will never be a collective American effort to help Americans with hyphenated Arab identity, specifically a hyphenated Palestinian identity. That’s pretty clear,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times