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–adjective

1.	of, pertaining to, or characteristic of one race or the races of humankind.

2.	arising, occurring, or existing because of differences between races or racial attitudes: racial conflict; racial motivations.

[Origin: 1860–65; race² + -ial

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—Related forms

ra·cial·ly, adverb

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adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of race or races.
Arising from or based on differences among human racial groups: racial conflict; racial discrimination.

ra'cial·ly adv.

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racial
adjective
1.	of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people; "racial groups"
2.	of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups; "racial differences"; "racial discrimination" [ant: nonracial]

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racial [ˈreiʃəl] adjective

of, or having to do with, race or a particular race
Example: racial characteristics; racial discrimination/hatred

Arabic:	عُنْصُري، عِرْقي
Chinese (Simplified):	种族的
Chinese (Traditional):	種族的
Czech:	rasový
Danish:	race
Dutch:	rassen©
Estonian:	rassiline
Finnish:	rotu
French:	racial
German:	rassisch
Greek:	φυλετικός
Hungarian:	emberfajtákra vonatkozó, faji
Icelandic:	kynþátta
Indonesian:	rasial
Italian:	razziale

Japanese:	民族の
Korean:	인종의, 민족의
Latvian:	rasu; rasisks
Lithuanian:	rasinis, rasės
Norwegian:	rase, rasemessig
Polish:	rasowy
Portuguese (Brazil):	racial
Portuguese (Portugal):	racial
Romanian:	rasial
Russian:	расовый
Slovak:	rasový
Slovenian:	rasen
Spanish:	racial
Swedish:	ras
Turkish:	ırkla ilgili, ırksal

race1 [reis] noun

any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections
Example: the Negro race; the white races; (also adjective) race relations

Arabic:	عِرْق، جِنْس بَشَري
Chinese (Simplified):	种族
Chinese (Traditional):	種族
Czech:	rasa; rasový
Danish:	race; race
Dutch:	ras
Estonian:	rass
Finnish:	rotu
French:	race; racial
German:	die Rasse; Rassen…
Greek:	φυλή, φυλετικός
Hungarian:	emberfajta
Icelandic:	kynþáttur, stofn
Indonesian:	ras
Japanese:	人種

Korean:	인종간의
Latvian:	rase
Lithuanian:	rasė
Norwegian:	menneskerase
Polish:	rasa
Portuguese (Brazil):	raça
Portuguese (Portugal):	raça
Romanian:	rasă; rasial
Russian:	раса
Slovak:	rasa; rasový
Slovenian:	rasa
Spanish:	raza
Swedish:	ras
Turkish:	ırk