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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Between 2015 and 2020, suicide rates among non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native people rose by nearly 20%, from 20.0 to 23.9 per 100,000. Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025 Adolescents aged 16 to 18 and non-Hispanic Black children were especially affected. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025 According to a 2022 study led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute,deaths from uterine cancer are rising in the U.S., with the highest rates among non-Hispanic Black women. Essence, 17 July 2025 Additionally, 29 percent identified as Hispanic, while 71 percent were non-Hispanic. Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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