non-European

adjective

non-Eu·​ro·​pe·​an ˌnän-ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈpē-ən How to pronounce non-European (audio)
-ˈpēn
: not of, relating to, or characteristic of Europe or its people : not European
non-European languages/populations
non-European noun
met many non-Europeans during her travels

Examples of non-European in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Racial segregation and the violent suppression of democracy among its Black citizens had become a liability for the United States during the Cold War, as the nation sought to stymie Communism’s attraction in non-European nations. Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Evergreen and Rosedale were always remarkably ecumenical, permitting burials of people of color and non-European ethnicities — but in separate sections. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024 Farmers complain that the 27-nation bloc’s environmental policies, such as the Green Deal, which calls for limits on the use of chemicals and on greenhouse gas emissions, limit their business and make their products more expensive than non-European Union imports. Sylvie Corbet, Fortune Europe, 24 Feb. 2024 The only non-European countries to net multiple Oscar wins are Japan (five), Argentina (two) and Iran (two). Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024 The only non-European country in the top ten was Australia, which ranked seventh. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2023 The revision plans could see the residency requirement slashed to five years, or in some cases three, and also enable dual citizenship for non-European Union citizens, which for now is only possible in exceptional cases. Kate Brady, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023 The gesture like that by a Black immigrant family in the whitest state in the country is emblematic, Lewiston’s boosters say, of how a struggling postindustrial mill town has been revived in part by a recent influx of non-European immigrants. Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2023 In August, Activision agreed to sell its non-European cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft, a move the CMA believes will ensure competition in the space. Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of non-European was in 1842

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“Non-European.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-European. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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