English

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Etymology

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non- +‎ German

Adjective

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non-German (not comparable)

  1. Not German.
    Antonym: German

Noun

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non-German (plural non-Germans)

  1. One who is not a German.
    Antonym: German

Usage notes

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  • GPO manual recommends using a hyphen when prefixing capitalized words except when usage dictates otherwise.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov