nonblack

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ black

Adjective[edit]

nonblack (not comparable)

  1. Not black in colour.
    • 2001, Peter Achinstein, The book of evidence:
      Let us return to the hypothesis that generated the paradox: All nonblack things are nonravens.
  2. Not of African descent; not racially black.
    • 2009 January 18, Robert S. Boynton, “Demographics and Destiny”, in New York Times[1]:
      [] electing an African-American in a country where African-Americans make up 13 percent of the population required a candidate who appealed to nonblack voters.

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Noun[edit]

nonblack (plural nonblacks)

  1. A nonblack person.