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biracial

[ bahy-rey-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. consisting of, representing, or combining members of two separate racial groups:

    a biracial committee on neighborhood problems.

  2. having a biological mother from one racial group and a biological father from another:

    She's proudly biracial.



biracial

/ baɪˈreɪʃəl /

adjective

  1. for, representing, or including members of two races, esp White and Black


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Derived Forms

  • biˈracialism, noun
  • biˈracially, adverb

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Other Words From

  • bi·racial·ism noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of biracial1

First recorded in 1920–25; bi- 1 + racial

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Example Sentences

Manning does not believe biracial people should be categorized as black.

Rather, a biracial coalition of interests saw busing as one of many tools in the fight for integration.

Reeves spoke to The Daily Beast about his films, grade school beat-downs, being biracial, and much more.

The ex-Mad TV cast members came out proudly as biracial in the first episode of their show.

Is it because the biracial comedians seamlessly slip into the characters and skewer racial stereotypes?

Of the rest, only sixty-one commands had invited local black leaders to participate in what were supposed to be biracial groups.

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