biracial

English

Alternative forms
  • bi-racial

Etymology

bi- +‎ racial

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃəl

Adjective

biracial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to two races.

Usage notes

In 2006 British anthropological surveys by Peter J. Aspinall et al, out of 311 student respondents who identified as “mixed race” and 15 who did not, 19 found the term “biracial” offensive and 13 indicated it was a preferred term.[1]

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Noun

biracial (plural biracials)

  1. A person belonging to two races.
    • 2018, Lauren Davenport, Politics Beyond Black and White, page 60:
      Black-white biracials who are Baptist may be more inclined than nonreligious black-white biracials to identify as singularly black because they perceive a stronger emotional racial attachment to African Americans.

References
  1. Aspinall, Peter J. (2009 April) “'Mixed Race', 'Mixed Origins' or What? Generic Terminology for the Multiple Racial/Ethnic Group Population”, in Houtman, Gustaaf, editor, Anthropology Today‎, volume 25, number 2, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, →DOI, →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2010-07-15, pages 3–8

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