"multiracial" meaning in English

See multiracial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌmʌltiˈɹeɪʃəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-multiracial.wav Forms: more multiracial [comparative], most multiracial [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪʃəl Etymology: From multi- + racial. Etymology templates: {{af|en|multi-|racial}} multi- + racial Head templates: {{en-adj}} multiracial (comparative more multiracial, superlative most multiracial)
  1. Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple races. Translations (of, or having a mixture of, multiple races): veelrassig (Afrikaans), 多種族的 (Chinese Mandarin), 多种族的 (duō zhǒngzú de) (Chinese Mandarin), multirasový (Czech), monirotuinen (Finnish), verschiedenrassig (German), vielrassig (German), mehrrassig (German), gemischtrassig (German), πολυφυλετικός (polyfyletikós) [masculine] (Greek), multirazziale (Italian), multirracial (Portuguese), многора́совый (mnogorásovyj) (Russian), amlhiliol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-multiracial-en-adj-~VT1QCLm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Multiracial Disambiguation of Multiracial: 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˌmʌltiˈɹeɪʃəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-multiracial.wav Forms: multiracials [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃəl Etymology: From multi- + racial. Etymology templates: {{af|en|multi-|racial}} multi- + racial Head templates: {{en-noun}} multiracial (plural multiracials)
  1. An individual of more than one race.
    Sense id: en-multiracial-en-noun-VT6ig5KY Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Multiracial Disambiguation of Multiracial: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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