Usually means: Contrary to traditional American values.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word un-American:

General (21 matching dictionaries)
  1. un-American: Merriam-Webster
  2. un-American: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. un-American: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. un-American, un-American: Collins English Dictionary
  5. un-American: Vocabulary.com
  6. UN-American, Un-American, un-american, un-American: Wordnik
  7. un-american, un-American: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. un-American: Wiktionary
  9. un-American: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. un-American: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. un-American: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. un-American: Dictionary.com
  13. un-American: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. un-american: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Un-American: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. un-american: Rhymezone
  17. un-american: FreeDictionary.org
  18. un-american: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. un-American: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. un-american: Urban Dictionary

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▸ adjective:  considered contrary to the best interests of the United States

Similar:
unpatriotic, disloyal, anti-American, antinational, anti-national, antipatriotic, antistate, anti, antigovernmental, adverse, more...

Opposite:
patriotic, loyal, nationalistic

Phrases:
House Un-American Activities Committee, more...
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Similar:
unpatriotic, disloyal, anti-American, antinational, anti-national, antipatriotic, antistate, anti, antigovernmental, adverse, more...

Opposite:
patriotic, loyal, nationalistic

Phrases:
House Un-American Activities Committee, more...



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