"semiracist" meaning in English

See semiracist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: semi- + racist Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|racist}} semi- + racist Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} semiracist (not comparable)
  1. Somewhat racist. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-semiracist-en-adj-rr80si71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semi-

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          "ref": "2003, Stanley Hauerwas, Dissent from the Homeland: Essays After September 11, page 65",
          "text": "Every modern state therefore is inherently semiracist because it proclaims the supreme interest of a discrete populace, defined by legacy as well as territory. This semiracist holding together of a people requires an exterior— a potential enemy.",
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          "ref": "2012, Jack Straw, Last Man Standing: Memoirs of a Political Survivor",
          "text": "In May, there was a disorderly demonstration outside the Leeds Students Union to protest against the visit of the right-wing Tory MP Patrick Wall, leader of the semi-racist Monday Club, notorious for his supportof the white minority regimes in southern Africa.",
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          "ref": "2016, David Cahn, When Millennials Rule: The Reshaping of America",
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