non-Hispanic

adjective

non-His·​pan·​ic ˌnän-hi-ˈspa-nik How to pronounce non-Hispanic (audio)
: not Hispanic
non-Hispanic white voters
non-Hispanic noun

Examples of non-Hispanic in a Sentence

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Pay Gaps and Promotion Barriers Black women earn only 63 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men, according to the National Women’s Law Center . Aparna Rae, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 According to data published in 2020 by the National Center for Education Statistics, about 80% of teachers in U.S. public schools identified as white, non-Hispanic. Kassidy Arena, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025 Seventy-two percent of transgender immigrants in the US identify as people of color, with 38% being Latinx, 33% are non-Hispanic Asian and 29% are White, the study showed. Taylor Romine, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025 But there were stark differences, namely with non-Hispanic Black infants and mothers. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for non-Hispanic

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of non-Hispanic was in 1920

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“Non-Hispanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Hispanic. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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