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Multiracial

//ˌmʌltiˈɹeɪʃəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple races.

    "Coined by Taiye Selasi (2005) and Achille Mbembe (2007), the term refers to an Afrocosmopolitan ethos of transcending national differences to forge multiracial communities. Fostered by recent histories of migration and globalization as[…]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An individual of more than one race.

    "Hawaii, Obama’s childhood home, is the most diverse state in the Union: 21 percent of residents identified as “Hapa,” a Hawaiian word meaning “half” that has gone from being a slur against mixed-race Asians to a point of pride —— and has increasingly been adopted by multiracials of all kinds on the Mainland."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From multi- + racial.

Etymology 2

From multi- + racial.

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