miscegenation
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌmɪsɪˈdʒɛnəˌeɪʃən/
- Archaic
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miscegenación
- As noted previously, miscegenation statutes banned marriages between whites and individuals deemed not white.
- miscegenation statutes
- miscegenation laws
- banning miscegenation
And they think that miscegenation, like race mixing, is white genocide because whiteness is purity in their minds.
- And they think that miscegenation, like race mixing, is white genocide because whiteness is purity in their minds.
- It's this logic of separation, because if you let the races get too close together, the worst can happen, which is miscegenation.
- So, for example, on the West Coast, nativists warned that the Chinese would bring paganism, incest and sodomy as well as miscegenation to America.
- But I, but I think a lot of a lot of you know, he, he, there's a fear or two of miscegenation, right?
- I totally object to this, You know, there's miscegenation there, but if I had to kiss a black woman, you'd be the one who said that.
Examples
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In some regions, miscegenation was viewed as a threat to racial purity and met with legal restrictions.
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At that time, there were 16 states that had these miscegenation laws (Davidson, 1992; Foeman & Nance, 1999).
Academic text (2005) -
At the same time, miscegenation gradually enabled some to pass into the larger society.
Academic text (1995) -
We are living in an era marked by the spread of integration and miscegenation.
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The serial also appears to have addressed the issues of color, class, and miscegenation.
Academic text (1992) -
During slavery, almost all miscegenation was between white masters and black slave women.
Academic text (1996) -
Several centuries of intimate contact and miscegenation, biological and cultural, have created a new hybrid race that is authentically Brazilian.
Academic text (1999) -
In Mexico, the national ideology of mestizaje challenged theories of racial degeneration through miscegenation.
Academic text (1997) -
In 2000, Amendment 667 revoked a miscegenation ban, but a 2004 effort to eliminate much of the same segregationist language failed.
Academic text (2014) -
Throughout history, miscegenation has shaped the cultural landscape of many nations.
Synonyms
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6.2
Animals or plants from different groups produce mixed young
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4.4
Marriage between people from different groups like tribes or races
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7.1
People of different races who have children together
Antonyms
- Offensive
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6.1
Authorities keep people apart by race or religion, often with different facilities
Compounds
- Archaic
1
9.9
A rule that banned marriage and sex between people of different races
Surface Forms
Morphology
miscegenation = miscegenate (opaque) = misce + gen + ation
The formation of the noun from the verb 'miscegenate' by the suffix '-ation' is a regular and recognizable derivation.
Etymology
Miscegenation comes from Latin parts: misce- meaning 'to mix' and gen- (from gens) meaning 'race' or 'family'. So, miscegenation literally means the mixing of people from different races, which is why the word refers to interbreeding or marriage between racial groups.