Nonwhite
[non-hwahyt, -wahyt] /nɒnˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt/
noun
1.
a sociocultural classification of modern humans with darker pigmentation of the skin than is characteristic in people of European descent.
2.
a person who is not a member of the group in a society with lighter colored skin; a person of color.
adjective
3.
not belonging to the societal group marked by slight pigmentation of the skin and European descent: the nonwhite peoples of Africa and Asia;
Both immigration and births contributed to nonwhite population growth in the most recent census.
4.
of or relating to nonwhite persons or peoples.
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