non-European

adjective

non-Eu·​ro·​pe·​an ˌnän-ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈpē-ən 

-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

The United States is the only non-European country to crack the top 10 with 20,128 dogs per 100,000 residents. —Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

This rightward shift also reflects growing divides among Bolivia’s political left, centered around Morales, a former labor leader and the first Indigenous president in a country where about half of the population is of native, non-European descent. —Mollie J. Cohen, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2025

Denying retirement benefits to women, Black people and non-European Americans? —U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025

The Pride are the first non-European team to earn three Ballon d’Or nominations in a single year. —Kathy Laughlin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-European

• cameroonian
• epicurean
• adlerian
• caesarian
• cyclopean
• empyrean
• euclidean
• european
• grammarian
• hercynian
• huronian
• jacobean