variants
or less commonly nonwhite
1
: not of a white race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
non-white immigrants
non-white 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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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)
Examples of non-white in a Sentence
Noun
The program is even less popular among nonwhites.
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updated June 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
But screening rates are lower among non-white populations, the report found.
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24 June 2026
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Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
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Adjective
Of the respondents who provided demographic information, 84% were white and 16% were non-white.
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Matthew Kelly
updated June 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
But screening rates are lower among non-white populations, the report found.
—
Lily Alvino,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
Noun
That’s the quality that brings the country, its people together — having a non-white population.
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Leigh Haber,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
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“Non-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-white. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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