"biracial" meaning in English

See biracial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-biracial.wav
Rhymes: -eɪʃəl Etymology: From bi- + racial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|racial}} bi- + racial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} biracial (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to two races. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: biracialism, biracially Related terms: multiracial Translations (of or pertaining to or stemming from two races.): kaksirotuinen (Finnish), zweirassig (German), двухра́совый (dvuxrásovyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-biracial-en-adj-IQyHgNlB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Multiracial Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Multiracial: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bi-racial

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-biracial.wav Forms: biracials [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃəl Etymology: From bi- + racial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|racial}} bi- + racial Head templates: {{en-noun}} biracial (plural biracials)
  1. A person belonging to two races.
    Sense id: en-biracial-en-noun-mRVkBsJb Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bi-racial

Inflected forms

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