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NON-WHITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does non-white mean? 

NON-WHITE (adjective)
  The adjective NON-WHITE has 1 sense:

1. having skin rich in melanin pigments

  Familiarity information: NON-WHITE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NON-WHITE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having skin rich in melanin pigments

Synonyms:

dark-skinned; non-white; colored; coloured; dark

Context examples:

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People / the dark races / dark-skinned peoples

Similar:

black (of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin)


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