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interracial

American  
[in-ter-rey-shuhl] / ˌɪn tərˈreɪ ʃəl /

adjective

  1. of, involving, or for members of different racial groups.

    interracial amity.


interracial British  
/ ˌɪntəˈreɪʃəl /

adjective

  1. conducted, involving, or existing between different races or ethnic groups

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Other Word Forms

  • interracially adverb

Etymology

Origin of interracial

First recorded in 1885–90; inter- + racial

Example Sentences

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He later backed the new president's decision to support gay marriage, comparing the situation to the earlier struggle against laws in the country that had barred interracial marriage.

From BBC

He says it was meaningful for her “to see an interracial, gay couple happy and safe in her lifetime. As a gay man, I loved being around women because they didn’t judge me.”

From Los Angeles Times

Father Leahy’s plan was for St. Benedict’s to be a “small, interracial school,” designed to address “the educational problems of our time,” that was “not going to shovel everyone into college.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Under IWW organizers, “Bread and Roses” became the first successful interracial, cross-ethnic industrial strike in U.S. history.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, even the protections that allowed an interracial couple like us to marry in the first place — Loving v.

From Los Angeles Times