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non-white¹

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From non- + white.

adjective

  1. alternative, not comparable Alternative form of nonwhite It is, frankly, a scandal that at the various rail industry events I attend, the number of non-white faces can be counted on one or (at best) two hands.

noun non-whites

  1. alternative Alternative form of nonwhite For instance, to the extent that living in close proximity to non-white populations entails greater competition for local resources (e.g. jobs, public services) and unequal burden-sharing, one hypothesis predicts that white racial animus increases with the percent of non-whites residing in the local

non-White²

adjective

  1. alternative, not comparable Alternative form of nonwhite

noun non-Whites

  1. alternative Alternative form of nonwhite

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"non-white." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/non-white. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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non-white. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/non-white

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"non-white." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/non-white.

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@misc{non_white_2026,
  title = {non-white},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/non-white},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}