"non-white" meaning in English

See non-white in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From non- + white. Etymology templates: {{af|en|non-|white}} non- + white Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} non-white (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of nonwhite Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: nonwhite
    Sense id: en-non-white-en-adj-dtZ~3i-i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 49 51

Noun

Forms: non-whites [plural]
Etymology: From non- + white. Etymology templates: {{af|en|non-|white}} non- + white Head templates: {{en-noun}} non-white (plural non-whites)
  1. Alternative form of nonwhite Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: nonwhite
    Sense id: en-non-white-en-noun-dtZ~3i-i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 49 51

Inflected forms

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