dual heritage

noun

1. an upbringing in which one's parents are of different ethnic or religious backgrounds
2. ( as modifier )
  dual-heritage adoptive families

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She is the daughter of George Knight and Cindy Beale and is part of the first black and dual heritage family to run a pub on any UK soap.

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Rachel has dual heritage - her mum is from West Africa and her dad is white British - and her husband, Lewis, is white.

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Anya says another thing she tries to bring to all of her acting work is her dual heritage - her father is English, her mother is Indian.

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One of the biggest was over the model's skin tone, with fans accusing the creator of "whitewashing" the star, who has dual heritage.

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TfL said there was no available information on the ethnicity of 16 deaths, while one had dual heritage.

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