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nonblack

nonblack

1 5.6
A person who is not Black
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈblæk/
: no negro
  • And debunking the notion of declining standards, he wrote that the University of California, for example, "has not only fulfilled its mandate of selecting students from the top one-eighth of the state's graduating class, but it has increased its eligibility requirements five times over the past twenty-two years, making it a far more selective institution than before the introduction of affirmative action, with improved graduation rates for both black and nonblack students."
  • nonblack students

Examples

  • As for MI, the most deadly form of CHD, although rates are higher in white men than in black men, they are lower in nonblack women than in black women (Table 1) (AHA, 2005).

    Academic text (2007)
  • The issue is hugely complex, and yet a standard example used to support claims that racism is rampant on campuses is that nonblack students treat affirmative action as a topic of discussion rather than advocacy.

    Academic text (2016)
  • "Case in point, I went out with a few friends the other night, and many nonblack men made eye contact, flirted, and simply let us know that we were noticed.

    Blog text (3)
  • It is true that the dropout rates of blacks from the selective institutions are two or three times the dropout rates for nonblack students.

    Academic text (1998)
  • He adds that, even though the black dropout rate from selective institutions is two or three times the rate for nonblack students, "dropping out has a long tradition in American higher education" and just because blacks drop out, it doesn't mean that their education was a "total waste."

    Academic text (1998)
  • The study focused on the experiences of nonblack students in diverse educational settings.

  • Many nonblack individuals expressed their views on the importance of racial equality.

  • The report highlighted disparities between black and nonblack populations in terms of economic opportunities.

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Relating to people with dark skin, often of African origin

Surface Forms

nonblack positive

Morphology

nonblack = black (transparent) = non + black

The word 'nonblack' is transparently formed by adding the prefix 'non-' to 'black', indicating the absence of the quality of being Black.

Etymology

Nonblack is made of non- 'not' and black, like in nonprofit or nonstop. It is used in surveys and research to mean a person who does not identify as Black, so it describes someone who is 'not Black'.