non-Hispanic

adjective

non-His·​pan·​ic ˌnän-hi-ˈspa-nik How to pronounce non-Hispanic (audio)
: not Hispanic
non-Hispanic white voters
non-Hispanic noun

Examples of non-Hispanic in a Sentence

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Pay gaps are wider for Black women and Latinas, who were paid 65 cents and 58 cents, respectively, for every $1 paid to a white, non-Hispanic man, according to an analysis from Equal Rights Advocates, a civil rights nonprofit. Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025 Latinas, in particular, have seen real income and educational attainment grow more than twice as fast as their non-Hispanic peers. Patrick Knight, Twin Cities, 2 Sep. 2025 At the start of 2025, the percentage of all ProPublica staff members who identified as solely non-Hispanic white was 63%. Vianna Davila, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2025 Participants were 52 years old on average, 68 percent were female, and 44 percent identified as non-Hispanic white. Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for non-Hispanic

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of non-Hispanic was in 1920

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“Non-Hispanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Hispanic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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