third gender
Americannoun
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Anthropology. any of various gender classifications in societies that recognize a gender other than male or female.
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a person who identifies as a gender other than male or female or as neither male nor female.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of third gender
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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In 2014, India's Supreme Court recognised transgender people as a "third gender" and affirmed their right to self-identify.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
In India, a third gender known as hijras have been documented as far back as the Middle Ages and are recognized as an official third gender in Indian countries throughout the subcontinent.
From Salon ● May 22, 2023
Jerry Brown in 2017, making California the second state in the country, after Oregon, to offer a third gender category on licenses or identification cards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
A landmark Supreme Court ruling designates transgender people as a third gender, acknowledging that they identify as neither male nor female.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
Malta and Nepal join the list of countries offering their citizens the choice of an official third gender.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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