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non-white

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Nationality & race
ˌnon-ˈwhite noun [countable]  SANSARsomeone who does not belong to a white race 非白种人 Caucasiannon-white adjective
Examples from the Corpus
non-whiteThe Lord Chancellor's Department has introduced open competition, and encouraged more women and non-whites to apply.Women and non-whites are likely to experience particular difficulty.The majority of the downtrodden are non-white.Among the highest in the city: the William Lloyd Garrison School, with 96. 8 per cent non-white.There were no non-whites in either branch studied.The white one would come up to him, smile and introduce the non-white one.It was argued that the rule of having only Yorkshire-born players was the perfect way of keeping out the non-whites.By and large these youngsters had few social contacts with non-whites.
ˌnon-ˈwhite nounChineseSyllable
white to not a Corpus does someone who belong


non-white
ˌnon-ˈwhite noun [countable]
someone who does not belong to a white race ⇨ Caucasian
—non-white adjective


non-whiteBrE /ˌnɒn ˈwaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnɑːn ˈwaɪt/ 🔊 nouna person who is not a member of a race of people who have white skin 非白种人 non-white adjective


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