adj
Meaning 1
Not white in color.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
nonwhite
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Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: N AA1 N W AY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: N AA1 N HH W AY1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Not belonging to the white race.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 3
A person who is not white.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- Proto-Germanic *hwītaz Proto-West Germanic *hwīt Old English hwīt Middle English whit English white English nonwhite From non- + white.