"raciation" meaning in English

See raciation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: raciations [plural]
Etymology: From race + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|race|ation}} race + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} raciation (countable and uncountable, plural raciations)
  1. The division of people or other organisms into races. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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