non-African
adjective
non-Af·ri·can
ˌnän-ˈa-fri-kən 
also -ˈä-
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That contingent will nearly triple in the non-African world, leaping to roughly 425 million by 2050.
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Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Both groups appear to have offered non-African humans a number of genetic advantages, including tolerance to colder temperatures and resistance to certain diseases, enabling our species to achieve its current global dominance, stretching to the hottest and coldest portions of Earth.
—Richard Pallardy, Ars Technica, 30 July 2024
Can and should the ICC do more to seek out non-African cases?
—Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
Today, between 1 and 4 percent of the DNA in modern humans of non-African descent comes from Neanderthals; African people have about 0.5 percent Neanderthal DNA.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
The non-African populations show a relatively constant population size followed by strong growth as their ancestors migrated out of Africa.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2023
The ripple effects of that interbreeding still exist today: Modern humans of non-African ancestry have between 1 and 4 percent Neanderthal DNA.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
The language of Madagascar belongs to yet another, non-African category, the Austronesian language family.
—Jared Diamond, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
The researchers used the tool on more than 3,000 living individuals from 10 African populations and 40 non-African populations.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
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Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Both groups appear to have offered non-African humans a number of genetic advantages, including tolerance to colder temperatures and resistance to certain diseases, enabling our species to achieve its current global dominance, stretching to the hottest and coldest portions of Earth.
—Richard Pallardy, Ars Technica, 30 July 2024
Can and should the ICC do more to seek out non-African cases?
—Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
Today, between 1 and 4 percent of the DNA in modern humans of non-African descent comes from Neanderthals; African people have about 0.5 percent Neanderthal DNA.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
The non-African populations show a relatively constant population size followed by strong growth as their ancestors migrated out of Africa.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2023
The ripple effects of that interbreeding still exist today: Modern humans of non-African ancestry have between 1 and 4 percent Neanderthal DNA.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
The language of Madagascar belongs to yet another, non-African category, the Austronesian language family.
—Jared Diamond, Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2023
The researchers used the tool on more than 3,000 living individuals from 10 African populations and 40 non-African populations.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Aug. 2023
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“Non-African.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-African. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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