interracial

[in-ter-rey-shuh l]

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adjective

of, involving, or for members of different racial groups: interracial amity.

Origin of interracial

First recorded in 1885–90; inter- + racial

Related formsin·ter·ra·cial·ly, adverb

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Related Words for interracial

multicultural, open, interracial, multiracial, nonracial, nonsectarian

Examples from the Web for interracial

Contemporary Examples of interracial

Interracial marriage was once widely prohibited as “unnatural.”
History of Marital Customs on the Side of Same-Sex Marriage
Faramerz Dabhoiwala
June 24, 2012

Historical Examples of interracial

Interracial marriages, while triple in number compared to 1970, include slightly below 2% of the population.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for interracial

interracial

adjective

conducted, involving, or existing between different races or ethnic groups

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Word Origin and History for interracial

adj.

also inter-racial, 1883, from inter- + racial.