Definitions for nonwhite

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nonwhite non·white

Spelling: [non-hwahyt, -wahyt]

IPA: /nɒnˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt/

Nonwhite is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 174 anagrams from letters in nonwhite (ehinnotw).

Definitions for nonwhite

noun

1. a sociocultural classification of modern humans with darker pigmentation of the skin than is characteristic in people of European descent.
2. a person who is not a member of the group in a society with lighter colored skin; a person of color.

adjective

1. not belonging to the societal group marked by slight pigmentation of the skin and European descent:
2. of or relating to nonwhite persons or peoples.

Origin of nonwhite

First recorded in 1920-25; non- + white

Examples for nonwhite

No nonwhite singer has made it to the Idol finale in four years.

Swell move by the party allegedly trying to reach out now to nonwhite voters eh?

Shockingly, there is one nonwhite person in the cast, Salwa, or as MTV has dubbed her, “Bengali in boots.”

Any nonwhite person in America can probably testify to this from more local experience.

nonwhite registered voters are somewhat less likely than whites to have driver's licenses.

According to conventional projections, the United States will have a nonwhite majority by 2050.