hyphenated

adjective

hy·phen·at·ed ˈhī-fə-ˌnā-təd

: of, relating to, or being an individual or unit of mixed or diverse background or composition

hyphenated Americans

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Few details are available about the entity that owns the non-hyphenated site, although domain records show it is hosted by Epik, which has kept alive far-right websites like Gab and Parler when they were dumped by more mainstream web-hosting services, NPR reported last year. —

Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2022 Effectively grounded after years of ceaseless global travel, Virgil Abloh, the Louis Vuitton men’s wear designer, turned his consciousness inward to compose a kind of anchoring autobiographical mixtape spliced together from the varied pieces of a multi-hyphenated identity. —

New York Times, 25 Jan. 2021 Swae’s multifaceted adaptability and multi-hyphenated mentality extend far beyond the studio. —

D'shonda Brown, Essence, 31 Oct. 2022 Notes From a Trap Feminist and the multi-hyphenated creators from the Up and Coming Legendary Children Podcast to hear their thoughts on this topic and provide expert insight and advice. —

Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for hyphenated