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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
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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