Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Made up of, involving, or acting on behalf of various races.
- adjective Having ancestors of several or various races.
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- adjective
Composed of, or having a mixture of, multipleraces - noun An individual of more than one
race .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races
Etymologies
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Examples
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Currently in 2009, ten states formally carry the term multiracial on school and other forms, and every day individual schools and districts add the correct, updated terminology to their forms.
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She did write in the word "multiracial" on her own application.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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She did write in the word "multiracial" on her own application.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Usually, "multiracial" is used to refer to group situations and "interracial" is used to refer to one-on-one situations, but this isn't always the case.
SeeLight: 2007
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Usually, "multiracial" is used to refer to group situations and "interracial" is used to refer to one-on-one situations, but this isn't always the case.
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As I was writing I was think about the term multiracial or biracial, which I don’t think of as transracial.
Trans Identity–Sex Changes, Race Changes, Drag, and Passing 2006
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While nothing can quite compare to his now infamous DWTS tirade, in his new book, Barack Like Me, comedian David Alan Grier explains why being multiracial is now the epitome of “cool.”
David Alan Grier “DWTS” Elimination Rant: “Carrie Ann’s Getting A Foot In Her A–!” 2009
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April 15, 2008 at 01: 15 PM in multiracial, race stuff, white | Permalink
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April 15, 2008 at 01: 15 PM in multiracial, race stuff, white | Permalink
SeeLight: 2008
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October 26, 2007 at 12: 04 AM in multiracial, race stuff | Permalink
SeeLight: 2007
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scendantBlacks are those who are the sons and daughters of two American-born Blackparents, as determined by the application of the one-drop rule at the time collegesand universities commenced affirmative action programs.3 When affirmativeaction was created, this was the presumed group of Black people who wouldmake up its beneficiaries. We will distinguish Ascendant Blacks from threeoverlapping successive racial and ethnic groups of Black law students:• “Black Multiracials” – those who self-identify as two or moreraces, with one being Black;4• “Black Hispanics”—those who self-identify as Black andHispanic or Latino; and• “Black Immigrants” - those with some Black ancestry who haveat least one foreign born Black parent.
California Law Review See all articles by Kevin D. Brown 2023
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