"interracial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪntəˈɹeɪʃəl/ Forms: more interracial [comparative], most interracial [superlative], inter-racial [alternative]
Etymology: From inter- + racial. Etymology templates: {{af|en|inter-|racial}} inter- + racial Head templates: {{en-adj}} interracial (comparative more interracial, superlative most interracial)
  1. Between or among two or more different races. Translations (between or including two or more races): 跨種族 /跨种族 (Chinese Mandarin), mezirasový (Czech), rotujenvälinen (Finnish), interracial (French), interrassisch (German), fajok közötti (Hungarian), 異人種間の (ijin shukan no) (alt: いじんしゅかんの) (Japanese), międzyrasowy (Polish), inter-racial (Portuguese), межра́совый (mežrásovyj) (Russian), interracial (Spanish), расаара (rasaara) (Tatar)

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "between or including two or more races",
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      "sense": "between or including two or more races",
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      "sense": "between or including two or more races",
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      "sense": "between or including two or more races",
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      "sense": "between or including two or more races",
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      "sense": "between or including two or more races",
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