non-African
adjective
non-Af·ri·can
ˌnän-ˈa-fri-kən 
also -ˈä-
Examples of non-African in a Sentence
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The non-African populations show a relatively constant population size followed by strong growth as their ancestors migrated out of Africa.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2023
The ripple effects of that interbreeding still exist today: Modern humans of non-African ancestry have between 1 and 4 percent Neanderthal DNA.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
The language of Madagascar belongs to yet another, non-African category, the Austronesian language family.
—Jared Diamond, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
The researchers used the tool on more than 3,000 living individuals from 10 African populations and 40 non-African populations.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
The Eastern Mediterranean route has traditionally been used by Syrian, Iraqi, Afghan and other non-African migrants who go first to Turkey and then try to reach Greece or other European destinations.
—Nicole Winfield, ajc, 14 June 2023
Humans and Neanderthals interbred, and portions of Neanderthal DNA linger in the human genome, in people of non-African descent.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 12 May 2023
But viewing Swahili heritage as primarily African or non-African is too simplistic; In fact, both perspectives are byproducts of colonialist biases.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
John Timmer, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2023
The ripple effects of that interbreeding still exist today: Modern humans of non-African ancestry have between 1 and 4 percent Neanderthal DNA.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
The language of Madagascar belongs to yet another, non-African category, the Austronesian language family.
—Jared Diamond, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
The researchers used the tool on more than 3,000 living individuals from 10 African populations and 40 non-African populations.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
The Eastern Mediterranean route has traditionally been used by Syrian, Iraqi, Afghan and other non-African migrants who go first to Turkey and then try to reach Greece or other European destinations.
—Nicole Winfield, ajc, 14 June 2023
Humans and Neanderthals interbred, and portions of Neanderthal DNA linger in the human genome, in people of non-African descent.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 12 May 2023
But viewing Swahili heritage as primarily African or non-African is too simplistic; In fact, both perspectives are byproducts of colonialist biases.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
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“Non-African.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-African. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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