Definitions

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  • adjective Not ethnic.
  • noun One who does not belong to an ethnic minority.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ ethnic

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Examples

  • Paul Johnson, in his 1985 “A History of the Jews” gave a long list of prominent Jews from Heine onward who saw themselves as assimilated and nonethnic when they were young men, but then became more ethnocentric and concerned with Jewish identity as they aged.

    Matthew Yglesias » A Job for Norm 2009

  • Within the Soviet Union, the Russian Republic was also an ethno-federal state, containing thirty-one ethnically defined units alongside fifty-seven nonethnic ones as of 1991.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Within the Soviet Union, the Russian Republic was also an ethno-federal state, containing thirty-one ethnically defined units alongside fifty-seven nonethnic ones as of 1991.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Within the Soviet Union, the Russian Republic was also an ethno-federal state, containing thirty-one ethnically defined units alongside fifty-seven nonethnic ones as of 1991.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Within the Soviet Union, the Russian Republic was also an ethno-federal state, containing thirty-one ethnically defined units alongside fifty-seven nonethnic ones as of 1991.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • People familiar with his plans say he might move to liberalize some sectors of the economy, giving nonethnic Malays a larger role.

    Malaysian Leader Targets Affirmative Action James Hookway 2010

  • In the meantime, bloggers of color -- who are always aware when they are being ethnic and when they are being general or nonethnic -- have blogs which openly acknowledge the ethnicity or raciality of their points of view, and are attacked for it.

    White Blogging As Ethnic Blogging 2007

  • In the meantime, bloggers of color -- who are always aware when they are being ethnic and when they are being general or nonethnic -- have blogs which openly acknowledge the ethnicity or raciality of their points of view, and are attacked for it.

    SeeLight: 2007

  • This year, she says, she's seen Korean flavors appearing on both high-end menus and in casual, nonethnic restaurants in cities like Minneapolis and Des Moines, Iowa -- a sign Korean is starting to catch on.

    The New Hot Cuisine: Korean 2009

  • Or broaden your canvas to include the white, nonethnic neighbors?

    Books By Portland Authors: Diana Abu-Jaber - Reading Local: Portland 2009

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