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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Additionally, 29 percent identified as Hispanic, while 71 percent were non-Hispanic. Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 The participants comprised 53% female, 10% Hispanic, 17% non-Hispanic Black, and 66% non-Hispanic White. New Atlas, 10 July 2025 But 20% of African American adults smoke, which is more than twice the rate of non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics. Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025 Of the Latino students who do take out loans, 18% have defaulted on their student loans, compared with 12% of non-Hispanic white students. Los Angeles Times, 4 July 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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