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hyphenated definition

hy·phen·ated (-nāt′əd)

adjective

  1. connected or separated with a hyphen
  2. ☆ of or pertaining to a citizen of a country who is identified with the ethnic group or nationality of his or her forebears and, typically, designated by a hyphenated compound hyphenated Americans, such as Chinese-Americans, Polish-Americans, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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