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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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 4 Dec. 2025
They’re obsessed with non-white immigrants and undocumented people.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 1 Dec. 2025
Consider low funding levels for non-white schools.
—Nina Stachenfeld, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
Applicants most be non-white or of Latin descent, and demonstrate financial need.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The question is most relevant in Marion County, containing Indiana's largest concentration of non-white voters, who would under this map proposal be cracked into four new districts that include large swaths of rural areas.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 4 Dec. 2025
They’re obsessed with non-white immigrants and undocumented people.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 1 Dec. 2025
Consider low funding levels for non-white schools.
—Nina Stachenfeld, Twin Cities, 30 Nov. 2025
Applicants most be non-white or of Latin descent, and demonstrate financial need.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Non-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-white. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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