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 Words From

• un·hyphen·ated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyphenated¹

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

Example Sentences

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

To be an actor and a full-time parent and a full-time all those hyphenated titles — wife and daughter and community provider — is like serving in the military, I’ll tell you that.

From Los Angeles Times

The cards had room for only a limited number of characters, and could not accommodate hyphenated or multi-word surnames like Bald Eagle Bear, so hundreds of names got scrambled.

From New York Times