nonethnic

[ non-eth-nik ]

adjective

1. not of or associated with any particular ethnic background or group:

   some of the best nonethnic cooking in town.

Other Words From

• non·ethni·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonethnic¹

non- + ethnic

Example Sentences

Of all the revolutionary comedians of the era such as Mort Sahl, Lenny Bruce and Shelley Berman, Nachman wrote, “Newhart was the most Everyman of them all — nonethnic, nonabrasive, non-angst-ridden, non-you-name-it. ... His mild-mannered, quizzical nature worked like a sedative for the increasing craziness of the time.”

From Los Angeles Times

If you truly dislike every single other nonethnic grandmother variation on earth, then go by your first name.

From Washington Post

Nonethnic Oromos have also been brazenly attacked by mobs, according to anecdotes from inside the beleaguered country.

From Fox News

“All candidates, especially nonethnic minority candidates, need to be fluent in the issues that matter most to black America — police brutality, criminal justice reform, reparations, social justice,” said Payne, an alumnus of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.

From Seattle Times

For Burmese Americans like me, children of exiles who left the country in the 1960s or 1970s as a brutal military regime seized power, nationalized industries and expelled nonethnic Burmese, it was hard to know Burma.

From Washington Post