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multiracial

multiracial

14 4.0
Made up of people from different races
  • adjective
  • /ˌmʌltiˈreɪʃəl/
translation icon : multirracial
  • It is a multiracial crowd, it's not predominantly any color.
  • multiracial people
  • multiracial family
  • multiracial population

So we see the pursuit of a multi, a true multiracial democracy, which has always been fleeting in this country.

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Examples

  • There will be a strong incentive for each party to move to a moderate multiracial position.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The festival celebrates the city's multiracial heritage with events that showcase various cultures.

  • We acknowledge that most multiracial clients will not present with racial identity issues in practice.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The report describes a "new vision" for Stanford as an interactive multiracial community.

    Academic text (1991)
  • By the year 2050, as many as one in five Americans could claim a multiracial background.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Republicans took steps to integrate former slaves into American life, to create for the first time a multiracial democracy.

  • In this article, we have argued for a multiracially attuned approach to enhance social work practice with a multiracial population.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In July, South Africa's traditionally bitter enemies agreed to hold the country's first multiracial election next April 27.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Equally noteworthy is the media frenzy surrounding the racial identity of President Barack Obama, a multiracial person of African and European American heritage.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In the classroom, the students formed a multiracial group to work on their project together.

Synonyms

interracial
vsmultiracial
46 4.3

Involving people from different races

refers to a group made up of people from several races
multicultural
vsmultiracial
38 3.8

Having people from many countries and backgrounds living and working together

highlights racial makeup rather than cultural diversity
multiethnic
vsmultiracial
6 3.8

Having people from different cultures living together

emphasizes race as the defining category rather than ethnicity
mixed
vsmultiracial
1 3.0

Having people of different races living or working together

is a more formal term often used in official contexts
interethnic
vsmultiracial
1 5.7

Involving people from different racial or cultural groups

is about group composition by race rather than intergroup relations
multi-ethnic
vsmultiracial
3.7

Having people from different ethnic groups living or working together

focuses on racial categories rather than ethnic or cultural groups
polyethnic
vsmultiracial
7.4

Having people from several different ethnic groups

centres on racial mixture rather than multiple ethnic origins

How Diverse

diverse
297 3.4
multiracial
14 4.0
mixed
1 3.0
biracial
17 4.3

Surface Forms

multiracial positive

Morphology

multiracial = racial (transparent) = multi + race + ial

The word is formed by adding the productive prefix 'multi-' to 'racial', and the meaning is straightforwardly compositional.

Etymology

The word multiracial joins the part multi- meaning 'many' with the word race, seen in racial, meaning 'a group of people'. So, multiracial describes a person or community made up of people from many different races or backgrounds.