"racial memory" meaning in English

See racial memory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: racial memories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} racial memory (plural racial memories)
  1. race memory
    Sense id: en-racial_memory-en-noun--U1kfoya Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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