multiracial

[ muhl-tee-rey-shuhl, muhl-tahy- ]
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adjective
  1. consisting of, representing, or combining members of more than one racial group: multiracial communities.

  2. (of a person) descended from more than one racial group.

Origin of multiracial

1
First recorded in 1920–25; multi- + racial

Other words from multiracial

  • mul·ti·ra·cial·ism, noun
  • mul·ti·ra·cial·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for multiracial

multiracial

/ (ˌmʌltɪˈreɪʃəl) /


adjective
  1. comprising people of many races

Derived forms of multiracial

  • multiracialism, noun

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