racial

[rey-shuhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to the social construct of race.

   racial diversity;

   racial stereotypes.

2. (no longer in technical use) of, relating to, or characteristic of one race or the races of humankind.

racial

/ ˈreɪʃəl /

adjective

1. denoting or relating to the division of the human species into races on grounds of physical characteristics

2. characteristic of any such group

3. relating to or arising from differences between the races

   racial harmony

4. of or relating to a subspecies

Other Word Forms

• racially adverb
• antiracial adjective
• nonracial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of racial¹

First recorded in 1860–65; race ² + -ial

Example Sentences

A new study says cancer death rates have steadily declined among Black people, but they remain higher than in other racial and ethnic groups.

From Los Angeles Times

He said the jail sentence given to Lucy Connolly - who was imprisoned after pleading guilty to stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers - was "living proof of what can go wrong" with free speech restrictions.

From BBC

“This amounts to racial profiling,” said Maya Wiley, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, during a press call hosted by the Not Above the Law coalititon.

From Salon

The man who was arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred was detained "after an emblem was reported to have been set alight" during a protest on Friday, police said.

From BBC

The video, seen by the BBC, shows a man and a woman making racial comments towards a woman and child as they walk through Manor Heath Park in Halifax on Thursday.

From BBC