"multiracial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌmʌltiˈɹeɪʃəl/ Forms: more multiracial [comparative], most multiracial [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪʃəl Etymology: multi- + racial Etymology templates: {{prefix|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 entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with multi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with multi-: 64 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Multiracial Disambiguation of Multiracial: 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˌmʌltiˈɹeɪʃəl/ Forms: multiracials [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃəl Etymology: multi- + racial Etymology templates: {{prefix|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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Multiracial Disambiguation of Multiracial: 0 0

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