multiracial

[ muhl-tee-rey-shuhl, muhl-tahy- ]

adjective

1. consisting of, representing, or combining members of more than one racial group:

   multiracial communities.

2. (of a person) descended from more than one racial group.

multiracial

/ ˌmʌltɪˈreɪʃəl /

adjective

1. comprising people of many races

Derived Forms

• ˌmultiˈracialism, noun

Other Words From

• multi·racial·ism noun
• multi·racial·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of multiracial¹

First recorded in 1920–25; multi- + racial

Example Sentences

“We built a big tent — a multigenerational, multiracial, multiethnic coalition of people, which just reflected my upbringing,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

“It goes to show that L.A. has to take the lead on how to win with a multiracial coalition on issues that matter, and fight like hell,” Soto-Martínez replied.

From Los Angeles Times

The recent months of campaigning have been volatile and rancorous, underscoring a changing American narrative in which a white, mostly Christian majority is shrinking in the face of a growing multiracial population.

From Los Angeles Times

The author is a queer, multiracial writer who took a part-time job at the climbing gym, only to accidentally unionize it.

From Los Angeles Times

The majority of voters back the view that America is a multiracial democracy, not a white ethnostate.

From Salon

Related Words

• multicultural