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

Recent Examples on the Web Now, the party is 79% non-Hispanic white, compared with a near monolithic 93% in 1996. Susan Page, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024 Overall Covid vaccination rates for non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics were significantly lower than for non-Hispanic whites. Eugene Declercq, STAT, 12 July 2024 In an analysis for this story, ProPublica found that non-Hispanic Black women were about 1 1/2 times as likely as non-Hispanic white women to deliver a stillborn baby at or near their due date. Irena Hwang, ProPublica, 2 July 2024 In 2020, the Hispanic population’s median age was 30, while the median age of the non-Hispanic population was 41.1, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Isabel Yip, NBC News, 4 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for non-Hispanic 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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