non-white
1 of 2adjective
ˌnän-ˈ(h)wīt 
variants or less commonly nonwhite
1
: not of a white race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
nonwhite immigrants
nonwhite Alaskans
2
: not of the color white
… I was standing at the very top of the ladder and stretching to paint over the last non-white spot on the ceiling …
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2 of 2noun
variants or less commonly nonwhite
plural non-whites also nonwhites
: a person who is not of a white race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
nonwhite adjective
Example Sentences
Noun The program is even less popular among nonwhites.
Recent Examples on the Web New York Times, 22 June 2022 But of the 261 female athletes on the Women’s Qualifying Series in the World Surf League (WSL), only a handful are nonwhite, including Anali Gomez of Peru, Bahia Frediani from Guadeloupe, who surfs for France and Rosanny Alvarez from Venezuela. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Aug. 2022 Of the cases the team took on in 2021, 85% of victims were nonwhite, and 72% were Black, according to the report. Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2022 By 2043, the United States will be a majority-nonwhite country, according to projections by the U.S. Census. Nathan Heller, Vogue, 22 June 2022 The Baltimore County Council is forging ahead with a draft that maintains one majority-Black district out of seven in a county that is 30% Black and 45% nonwhite. Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com, 13 Dec. 2021 Tyner Academy, where Welch-Chambers attends high school, is 97 percent nonwhite and also actively falling apart, thanks to structural issues with the building. Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 31 May 2022 Electoral district boundaries mean nonwhite populations may still not be equally represented. Will Carless, USA TODAY, 22 May 2022 In a time of heightening inequality and racial disparity, staff who come from nonwhite and working-class communities can’t make it in such low-paying jobs—which exacerbates the lack of low-income and minority representation. The New Republic, 10 May 2022 See More
Noun
Veteran nonwhite publishing professionals regarded these changes with hope — and skepticism. New York Times, 22 June 2022 But of the 261 female athletes on the Women’s Qualifying Series in the World Surf League (WSL), only a handful are nonwhite, including Anali Gomez of Peru, Bahia Frediani from Guadeloupe, who surfs for France and Rosanny Alvarez from Venezuela. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Aug. 2022 Of the cases the team took on in 2021, 85% of victims were nonwhite, and 72% were Black, according to the report. Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2022 By 2043, the United States will be a majority-nonwhite country, according to projections by the U.S. Census. Nathan Heller, Vogue, 22 June 2022 The Baltimore County Council is forging ahead with a draft that maintains one majority-Black district out of seven in a county that is 30% Black and 45% nonwhite. Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com, 13 Dec. 2021 Tyner Academy, where Welch-Chambers attends high school, is 97 percent nonwhite and also actively falling apart, thanks to structural issues with the building. Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 31 May 2022 Electoral district boundaries mean nonwhite populations may still not be equally represented. Will Carless, USA TODAY, 22 May 2022 In a time of heightening inequality and racial disparity, staff who come from nonwhite and working-class communities can’t make it in such low-paying jobs—which exacerbates the lack of low-income and minority representation. The New Republic, 10 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun
1864, in the meaning defined above
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