non-European

adjective

non-Eu·​ro·​pe·​an ˌnän-ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈpē-ən 

-ˈpēn

: not of, relating to, or characteristic of Europe or its people : not European

non-European languages/populations

non-European noun

met many non-Europeans during her travels

Examples of non-European in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Al Hilal’s celebrations were ultimately short-lived, after Renato Gaucho’s Fluminense beat them 2-1 in the quarter-finals and in doing so became the only non-European team to make the last four of the tournament. —Mark Carey, New York Times, 7 July 2025

Al-Hilal and Fluminense kick off the quarterfinals at 3 p.m. Friday in Orlando, ensuring that at least one semifinalist will be a non-European team. —Miami Herald, 3 July 2025

Eurail Pass is a single document that allows non-European residents/citizens to travel by train all over 33 European countries, across roughly 155,343 miles. —Lyndsey Matthews, AFAR Media, 2 July 2025

Now with Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal playing Brazil’s Fluminense, there’s going to be at least one non-European side in the semi-finals. —Steve Price, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-European

• cameroonian
• epicurean
• adlerian
• caesarian
• cyclopean
• empyrean
• euclidean
• european
• grammarian
• hercynian
• huronian
• jacobean