Nonwhite

Quick meaning: Nonwhite is an adjective meaning Not white in color.

Meaning

Not white in color.

More Meanings

1. Not belonging to the white race.
2. Not associated with white people.
3. A person who is not white.

Example Sentences

That said, and as I reiterate and elaborate on later below, there is nothing in this dissertation’s theory that precludes similar post-Floyd shifts in the racial attitudes of nonwhites. I leave it up to future research, though, to tackle this question.

“It’s already clear that the 2020 electorate will be unique in several ways. Nonwhites will account for a third of eligible voters — their largest share ever — driven by long-term increases among certain groups, especially Hispanics,” according to a Pew Research report.

By 2016, however, a divide that started appearing in the preceding few years came into full relief—that year, 29% of nonwhite liberals (28% of nonwhite Democrats) and 38% of Black liberals (34% of Black Democrats), disagreed that “Blacks should work their way up without special favors.”

Word Forms

• non-white
• non-White
• nonwhites

Synonyms for nonwhite

Depending on context, synonyms include unwhite.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include percent, nonblack, non-white, unwhite, non-black, noncoloured.

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