biracial
Americanadjective
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consisting of, representing, or combining members of two separate racial groups.
a biracial committee on neighborhood problems.
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having a biological mother from one racial group and a biological father from another.
She's proudly biracial.
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The biracial funnyman has offered a mix of political satire and light-hearted showbiz banter, and has generally earned decent reviews for his efforts.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
She explored similar themes of subversion in the movie “Hedda,” a moody remake of Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” with the title role reimagined as a bisexual, biracial woman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
I think we also talked about what it is to be biracial, and Bette’s experience with that, long before anybody was talking about that, in that way, and that was really interesting to me.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2025
Pixar’s animated movie, “Lightyear,” included a brief kiss between two women characters; and Disney’s animated film, “Strange World,” featured the company’s first biracial queer teen hero.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
The biracial makeup of the team was of special significance to February, forty, a soft-spoken black paleoecologist and a climber of international renown.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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