hyphenated

[ hahy-fuh-ney-tid ]
/ ˈhaɪ fəˌneɪ tɪd /

adjective Informal.

of, relating to, or designating a person, group, or organization of mixed origin or identity: an Irish-American club and other hyphenated organizations.

Origin of hyphenated

First recorded in 1890–95; hyphenate + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM hyphenated

un·hy·phen·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby hyphenated

hyphema, hyphemia, hyphen, hyphen help, hyphenate, hyphenated, hyphenize, hyphidrosis, hyphopodium, hyphy, hypnagogic

Definition for hyphenated (2 of 2)

hyphenate
[ verb hahy-fuh-neyt; adjective, noun hahy-fuh-nit, -neyt ]
/ verb ˈhaɪ fəˌneɪt; adjective, noun ˈhaɪ fə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

verb (used with object), hy·phen·at·ed, hy·phen·at·ing.

to join by a hyphen.
to write or divide with a hyphen.

adjective

of or relating to something of distinct form or origin that has been joined; connected by a hyphen.

noun

Informal. a person working or excelling in more than one craft or occupation: He's a film-industry hyphenate, usually listed as a writer-director-producer.

Origin of hyphenate

First recorded in 1850–55; hyphen + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM hyphenate

hy·phen·a·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hyphenated (1 of 2)

hyphenated
/ (ˈhaɪfəˌneɪtɪd) /

adjective

containing or linked with a hyphen
mainly US having a nationality denoted by a hyphenated word, as in American-Irish
mainly US denoting something, such as a professional career, that consists of two elements, as in singer-songwriter

British Dictionary definitions for hyphenated (2 of 2)

hyphenate

hyphen

/ (ˈhaɪfəˌneɪt) /

verb

(tr) to separate (syllables, words, etc) with a hyphen

Derived forms of hyphenate

hyphenation, noun