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ra·cial·ism

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m] Pronunciation Key

–noun

racism.

[Origin: 1905–10; racial + -ism

]

—Related forms

ra·cial·ist, noun, adjective

ra·cial·is·tic, adjective

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ra·cial·ism Audio Help (rā'shə-lĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. An emphasis on race or racial considerations, as in determining policy or interpreting events.
2. Policy or practice based on racial considerations.
Chiefly British Variant of racism.

ra'cial·ist adj. & n., ra'cial·is'tic adj.

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racialism
noun
discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race [syn: racism]

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ˈracialism1 [ˈreiʃə-] noun

the belief that some races of men are better than others

Arabic:	العِرْقِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	种族主义
Chinese (Traditional):	種族主義
Czech:	rasismus
Danish:	racisme
Dutch:	racisme
Estonian:	rassism
French:	racisme
German:	der Rassismus
Greek:	φυλετισμός
Icelandic:	kynþáttahroki
Indonesian:	rasialisme
Japanese:	民族的優越感

Latvian:	rasisms
Lithuanian:	rasizmas
Norwegian:	raseideologi, rasisme
Polish:	rasizm
Portuguese (Brazil):	racismo
Portuguese (Portugal):	racismo
Romanian:	rasism
Russian:	расизм
Slovak:	rasizmus
Slovenian:	rasizem
Swedish:	rasism
Turkish:	ırkçılık

ˈracialism2 [ˈreiʃə-] noun

prejudice against someone on the grounds of his race

Arabic:	تَعَصُّب عِرْقي
Chinese (Simplified):	种族偏见
Chinese (Traditional):	種族偏見
Czech:	rasismus
Danish:	racisme
Dutch:	racisme
Estonian:	rassieelarvamused
French:	racisme
German:	der Rassismus
Greek:	ρατσισμός
Icelandic:	kynþáttafordómar
Indonesian:	rasisme
Japanese:	人種的偏見

Latvian:	rasu aizspriedumi
Lithuanian:	rasizmas
Norwegian:	rasefordom
Polish:	rasizm
Portuguese (Brazil):	racismo
Portuguese (Portugal):	racismo
Romanian:	rasism
Russian:	расовая дискриминация
Slovak:	rasizmus
Slovenian:	rasizem
Swedish:	rasism
Turkish:	ırkçılık, ırksal ön yargı