variants
or less commonly nonwhite
1
: not of a white race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
non-white immigrants
non-white Alaskans
2
: not of the color white
… I was standing at the very top of the ladder and stretching to paint over the last non-white spot on the ceiling …—
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variants
or less commonly nonwhite
plural non-whites also nonwhites
: a person who is not of a white race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
Examples of non-white in a Sentence
Noun
The program is even less popular among nonwhites.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Between 1990 and 2000, however, driven in large part by the growing meatpacking industry, the non-white population had soared 280 percent.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
However, several non-white officers and women remained on the final promotion list, according to a review done by ABC News.
—Steven Beynon, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
The system can also be triggered by sounds like fireworks, car backfires or construction noise and has been criticized for focusing police attention on low-income communities with non-white residents.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Gregory Pipoly, the lead attorney for the Haitian plaintiffs, told the justices that administration shut down TPS for Haitians because of racial animus towards non-white immigrants.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Between 1990 and 2000, however, driven in large part by the growing meatpacking industry, the non-white population had soared 280 percent.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 21 Apr. 2026
However, several non-white officers and women remained on the final promotion list, according to a review done by ABC News.
—Steven Beynon, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
The system can also be triggered by sounds like fireworks, car backfires or construction noise and has been criticized for focusing police attention on low-income communities with non-white residents.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Non-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-white. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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