non-European
adjective
non-Eu·ro·pe·an
ˌnän-ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈpē-ən 
-ˈpēn
non-European
noun
met many non-Europeans during her travels
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France is pushing for an international mission involving European and non-European nations to escort oil and gas tankers through the waterway after the most intense phase of the conflict is over.
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Jill Lawless, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The Natural History Museum in London houses the biggest collection of human remains of non-European origin (11,785), as well as the largest number of human remains from Asia, North America, and South America.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Mar. 2026
The first non-European to win a women’s singles medal was American Erin Hamlin, who struck bronze in 2014.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
More than 85% of the countries included in the ban are non-European and have majority nonwhite populations, the complaint notes.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2026
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Jill Lawless, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
The Natural History Museum in London houses the biggest collection of human remains of non-European origin (11,785), as well as the largest number of human remains from Asia, North America, and South America.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Mar. 2026
The first non-European to win a women’s singles medal was American Erin Hamlin, who struck bronze in 2014.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
More than 85% of the countries included in the ban are non-European and have majority nonwhite populations, the complaint notes.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Non-European.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-European. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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