"ur-race" meaning in All languages combined

See ur-race on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ur-races [plural]
Etymology: From ur- (“primal, original”) + race. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ur|race|t1=primal, original}} ur- (“primal, original”) + race Head templates: {{en-noun}} ur-race (plural ur-races)
  1. A primitive, primordial, or original race; a proto-race Synonyms: Ur-race Derived forms: ur-racial

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