multiracial
Americanadjective
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consisting of, representing, or combining members of more than one racial group.
multiracial communities.
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(of a person) descended from more than one racial group.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- multiracialism noun
- multiracially adverb
Etymology
Origin of multiracial
Example Sentences
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The struggle for America’s multiracial democracy needs — and has always needed — everyday white people of conscience who are prepared to make good trouble.
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026
“We’ve had multiracial relationships in our family for eons,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
Some 20% of new marriages in the U.S. are between people of different races, and their children are multiracial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
The 14th and 15th Amendments were ratified to establish an enduring multiracial democracy, explicitly empowering Congress to end the subjugation of nonwhite Americans.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2025
In my old neighborhood, my friends were multiracial.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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