biracial

[ bahy-rey-shuhl ]

/ baɪˈreɪ ʃəl /

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adjective

consisting of, representing, or combining members of two separate racial groups: a biracial committee on neighborhood problems.

having a biological mother from one racial group and a biological father from another: She's proudly biracial.

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Origin of biracial

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

OTHER WORDS FROM biracial

bi·ra·cial·ism, noun

Words nearby biracial

bipropellant, bipyramid, biquadrate, biquadratic, biquarterly, biracial, biradial, biradical, biramous, Biratnagar, birch

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How to use biracial in a sentence

A shroom trip, for instance, poignantly conjures Ashley’s fears of her biracial son getting caught up in a system she thought she had outrun.
‘Blindspotting’ the film was about Oakland’s changing face. Its TV sequel gets a fresh perspective of its own.|Inkoo Kang|June 11, 2021|Washington Post
I was thinking about how I was going to raise my biracial daughter in this mad world that had suddenly become even madder.
Mama Knows Best: Pandemic Pain and Hope|Kate Bartlett|May 10, 2021|Ozy
Austin is raising three biracial boys a few blocks from the square.
The Intersection Where George Floyd Died Has Become a Strange, Sacred Place. Will Its Legacy Endure?|Janell Ross/Minneapolis|April 16, 2021|Time
Meghan also referred to the role she would have liked to continue playing as a working royal, representing the diversity of the Commonwealth and its populations of color as a biracial woman herself.
How Meghan and Harry’s Interview Blew Open the Monarchy’s Troubled History With Race|Suyin Haynes|March 10, 2021|Time

I think about raising a biracial child in America, and I don’t have to worry about that as much, I feel like, here in New York.
What “baby bust”? New and soon-to-be parents on choosing to have kids in dark times|Chris Chafin|February 1, 2021|Vox
Manning does not believe biracial people should be categorized as black.
‘Crazy’ Harlem Pastor Hates on Obama and Gays|Olivia Nuzzi|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rather, a biracial coalition of interests saw busing as one of many tools in the fight for integration.
When America Said "No" to the War on Segregation|Jamelle Bouie|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Reeves spoke to The Daily Beast about his films, grade school beat-downs, being biracial, and much more.
Keanu Reeves Dishes On Kung Fu, Amazon Drones, Directing ‘Man of Tai Chi,’ And More|Marlow Stern|December 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The ex-Mad TV cast members came out proudly as biracial in the first episode of their show.
Are Key and Peele Biracial Geniuses or Are They Just Really Funny?|Sujay Kumar|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Is it because the biracial comedians seamlessly slip into the characters and skewer racial stereotypes?
Are Key and Peele Biracial Geniuses or Are They Just Really Funny?|Sujay Kumar|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Of the rest, only sixty-one commands had invited local black leaders to participate in what were supposed to be biracial groups.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for biracial

biracial

/ (baɪˈreɪʃəl) /

adjective

for, representing, or including members of two races, esp White and Black

Derived forms of biracial

biracialism, nounbiracially, adverb

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