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multiracial

[muhl-tee-rey-shuhl, muhl-tahy-]

adjective

  1. consisting of, representing, or combining members of more than one racial group.

    multiracial communities.

  2. (of a person) descended from more than one racial group.



multiracial

/ ˌmʌltɪˈreɪʃəl /

adjective

  1. comprising people of many races

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Other Word Forms

  • multiracialism noun
  • multiracially adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of multiracial1

First recorded in 1920–25; multi- + racial
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But that also isn’t reason to despair: in cities across America, whatever their faults, majorities have assembled multiracial coalitions based on tolerance and mutual respect.

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“That they’re scared of a working-class, multiracial coalition that is rising in Minneapolis and that we’re also seeing across our nation.”

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These values and beliefs are inherently incompatible with multiracial democracy and a more cosmopolitan, dynamic and inclusive country.

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That means a multiracial, equitable democracy that includes everyone’s voice and leaves no one behind.

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Their goal is to dismantle America’s multiracial, pluralistic democracy and replace it with a permanent right-wing regime.

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