non-European
adjective
non-Eu·ro·pe·an
ˌnän-ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈpē-ən 
-ˈpēn
non-European
noun
met many non-Europeans during her travels
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Kapoor said his brother — like many patients of non-European origin — had a gene variant that hasn’t been widely studied and isn’t included in most tests.
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Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Although taxonomists still largely adhere to the naming principles of Linnaeus, new scientific names are more and more frequently derived from non-European languages.
—Nicholas Green, The Conversation, 3 June 2025
And, as in so many other big non-European cities, Real Madrid and the rest of the usual suspects also compete for top billing.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Gauguin was castigated for failing to shake off European pictorial traditions, and for appropriating non-European traditions.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Although taxonomists still largely adhere to the naming principles of Linnaeus, new scientific names are more and more frequently derived from non-European languages.
—Nicholas Green, The Conversation, 3 June 2025
And, as in so many other big non-European cities, Real Madrid and the rest of the usual suspects also compete for top billing.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Gauguin was castigated for failing to shake off European pictorial traditions, and for appropriating non-European traditions.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
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“Non-European.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-European. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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