non-Angloid
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/nɑn-ˈæŋɡlɔɪd/
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/nɒn-ˈæŋɡlɔɪd/
not Angloid; non-Anglo
Etymology
'non-Angloid' is formed from the prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non' meaning 'not') attached to 'Angloid', itself composed of 'Angle' (the name of the Germanic tribe, source of 'Anglo-') + the suffix '-oid' (from Greek 'eidos' via Latin '-oides', meaning 'form' or 'resembling').
'Angloid' developed from the name of the Angles (Old English 'Ængle' / 'Engle') combined with the suffix '-oid' (via Latin/Greek '-oides'); the compound 'non-Angloid' arose by prefixing Latin-derived 'non-' to indicate negation.
Initially the elements signified 'resembling the Angles' (Anglo-like); the compound 'non-Angloid' came to be used in 19th–20th-century anthropological and cultural descriptions to denote groups not classed as Angloid; today the term is rare and mainly historical or technical.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a person or group classified as non-Angloid; someone not belonging to or not resembling Angloid groups (usage is technical/archaic).
In the report the residents were grouped into Angloid and non-Angloid categories.
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Adjective 1
not Angloid; not characteristic of Angloid (Anglo/English-related) racial, cultural, or linguistic traits — used to indicate lack of affiliation with or resemblance to Angloid groups (term is rare/technical).
Early anthropological texts sometimes described certain populations as non-Angloid based on cranial measurements.
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