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interracial

[in-ter-rey-shuh l]
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adjective

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

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RELATED WORDS

multicultural, open, multiracial, nonracial, nonsectarian

Nearby words

  1. interproximal,
  2. interproximal space,
  3. interpunction,
  4. interpupillary,
  5. interquartile range,
  6. interracialism,
  7. interradial,
  8. interradicular alveoloplasty,
  9. interradicular space,
  10. interrecord gap

Origin of interracial

First recorded in 1885–90; inter- + racial
Related formsin·ter·ra·cial·ly, adverb
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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

interracial

adj.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper