nonwhite

nonwhite
/non hwuyt", -wuyt"/, n.
1. a person who is not Caucasoid.
adj.
2. not Caucasoid: the nonwhite peoples of Africa and Asia.
3. of or pertaining to nonwhite persons or peoples.
[1920-25; NON- + WHITE]

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