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 Somali will become the first non-European to officiate a Super Cup, with Paris Saint-Germain facing Aston Villa in Salzburg, Austria on Wednesday. — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

The package aims to reduce Europe's dependence on non-European providers in strategic sectors including semiconductors, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and open-source software. — Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

There is also plenty of the usual exoticizing imagery borrowing from non-European cultures, but a memorable project puts this practice in its place. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

Subsequently, their content incorporated the more traditional visual markers of dark academia alongside non-European cultural features such as Afros or hijabs. — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-European

• adlerian
• caesarian
• cyclopean
• european
• grammarian
• hercynian
• huronian
• jacobean
• maccabean
• manichaean
• manichean
• mullerian