multiracial
consisting of, representing, or combining members of more than one racial group: multiracial communities.
(of a person) descended from more than one racial group.
Origin of multiracial
1Other words from multiracial
- mul·ti·ra·cial·ism, noun
- mul·ti·ra·cial·ly, adverb
Words Nearby multiracial
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How to use multiracial in a sentence
Former First Lady Michelle Obama and a multiracial coalition of celebrities and influencers are pushing for action on voting rights.
Michelle Obama and Celebrities Sign Open Letter to Push For Voting Rights | Malaika Jabali | August 26, 2021 | Essence.comWe believe the United States is and should remain a multiracial democracy.
The media must reinvent itself for the era of Trumpian politics. Here’s how. | Perry Bacon | July 14, 2021 | Washington PostThe University has given me a lot, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to give back by helping students pursue their dreams and learn how to practice the type of journalism that is truly reflective of our multiracial nation.
UNC board approves tenure for journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones after uproar over inaction on job protection | Nick Anderson, Susan Svrluga | July 1, 2021 | Washington PostThis tradition flourished in the critical decades after the Civil War, when the promise of a pluralist, multiracial democracy appeared within reach.
The irony of complaints about Nikole Hannah-Jones’s advocacy journalism | Sid Bedingfield | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostShe has a unique perspective, and unlike Tiger Woods — similarly multiracial — she would rather embrace her Blackness and use it as a point of discussion than avoid social issues and just compete.
Athletes are human, not cyborgs, and Naomi Osaka’s exit should make that clear | Barry Svrluga | May 31, 2021 | Washington Post
He is multiracial, of African American and Native American heritage.
Russell Wilson Should Win MVP (and the Super Bowl) | Allen Barra | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut at home, where it mattered most, the ANC was a genuine, multiracial movement for democracy.
Don’t Sanitize Nelson Mandela: He’s Honored Now, But Was Hated Then | Peter Beinart | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThrough organizing and activism, he has created a multiracial political movement that draws thousands of people every week.
March on Washington in 1963 Was Truly Militant, Despite Portrayals | Jamelle Bouie | August 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor the sake of our novel experiment in broad-based multiracial democracy, I hope they reject the Cathie Adamses of their party.
Can the Republicans Get a Handle on Their Bigots? | Jamelle Bouie | August 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBeer commercials seem to be made up entirely of multiracial groups of men who accept each other unconditionally.
Dad Desperately Seeks Friends to Share Midlife | Karl Taro Greenfeld | June 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1980, Southern Rhodesia became independent as Zimbabwe, a multiracial nation under a system of majority rule.
British Dictionary definitions for multiracial
/ (ˌmʌltɪˈreɪʃəl) /
comprising people of many races
Derived forms of multiracial
- multiracialism, noun
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