Usually means: Emphasis on ethnic or national origin.
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  1. hyphenism: Merriam-Webster
  2. hyphenism: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hyphenism: Wiktionary
  4. hyphenism: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (hyphenism)

noun:  The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, as in "Irish-American".

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