interracial

[ in-ter-rey-shuhl ]

adjective

1. of, involving, or for members of different racial groups:

   interracial amity.

interracial

/ ˌɪntəˈreɪʃəl /

adjective

1. conducted, involving, or existing between different races or ethnic groups

Other Words From

• inter·racial·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of interracial¹

First recorded in 1885–90; inter- + racial

Example Sentences

Throughout the series, we follow the three de la Mora siblings—Paulina, Elena and Julián—as they navigate financial difficulties, interracial relationships, their sexualities and long-held family secrets.

From Time

Gallup has recorded other shifts in Americans’ ideas on marriage over time, historically, including expanded support for interracial marriage, which had 87% approval as of Gallup’s 2013 update.

From Washington Blade

The story of the couple at the heart of the Supreme Court case that legalized interracial marriage is as exceptional as the case itself.

From Ozy

Still, there was something dishonest, avoidant about the way I’d scoffed at our invitation into the interracial couples’ group.

From Time

When my husband and I first moved to North Carolina, we were invited to join an interracial couples’ group at our church.

From Time

Interracial marriage was once widely prohibited as “unnatural.”

From The Daily Beast

Interracial marriages, while triple in number compared to 1970, include slightly below 2% of the population.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• multicultural