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nonwhite
noun non·white \-ˈhwīt, -ˈwīt\
: a person who is not a member of the white race : a person who does not have the light-colored skin of people whose ancestors were European
Full Definition of NONWHITE
: a person whose features and especially whose skin color are distinctively different from those of peoples of northwestern Europe; especially : one who has black African ancestors
— nonwhite adjective
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First Known Use of NONWHITE
1927
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