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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“We’ve had multiracial relationships in our family for eons,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead, Coogler methodically reminds the audience that this country has always been a multiracial kaleidoscope by meticulously portraying life in America just a century ago.
From Los Angeles Times
During his career as an activist in the 1950s and 1960s, King struggled with building long-term, multiracial coalitions.
From Salon
Instead, he argues that those with multiracial backgrounds will tend to identify – and be identified – with the largest and most socially dominant racial group.
From Salon
The 1987 movie features Schwarzenegger’s Dutch leading a multiracial band of bros on a black ops mission to eliminate guerrillas in a Central American jungle, only to be butchered by an invisible stalker from space.
From Salon
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