nonwhite
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3.9
- noun
- /nɒnˈwaɪt/
:
persona no blanca
- Here, whites were almost 24% more likely to win their hearings than nonwhites.
- whites and nonwhites
- more nonwhites
- percent of nonwhites
Examples
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Nationwide in 1950, fewer than 20 percent of nonwhites lived on rural farms.
Academic text (1991) -
In clarifying its position, the court explained that "only nonwhites have standing to bring an action" based on equal employment discrimination.
Academic text (1996) -
According to the minutes of the meeting, only sixty tickets had been sold to nonwhites between 28 May and 9 June.
Academic text (2008) -
When race was controlled, it was discovered that for whites and nonwhites, there is no relationship between position and educational attainment.
Academic text (1994) -
The cycle has been all the more noteworthy in that the majority of farmworkers have been nonwhites and noncitizens.
Academic text (2016) -
The 2008 turnout, in contrast, was vast among nonwhites, with white turnout tepid.
Blog text (13) -
Sizeable recent migrations of nonwhites have already brought assumptions about homogeneous minority groups into question.
Academic text (1991) -
Fifty percent (50.3%) of whites and 39.5% of nonwhites won their hearings.
Academic text (1994) -
Garland and Zigler (1993) reported that suicides for nonwhites have more than doubled over the past 28 years.
Academic text (2006) -
In the multicultural city, nonwhites contribute to a rich tapestry of cultures and traditions.
Synonyms
37
3.6
People who are not white, for example Black, Asian, or Indigenous
6
4.1
A person who is not white, often used when talking about race
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
As a noun, nonwhite is formed from non- 'not' and white and names people who are 'not white'. Because it is a broad label for many different backgrounds it can feel impolite or old-fashioned, so many people prefer terms that describe a person's background more clearly.