biracial

adjective

bi·ra·cial (ˌ)bī-ˈrā-shəl

: of, relating to, or involving members of two races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)

a biracial coalition

biracial couples

also : having parents from two races

biracial children

biracialism

(ˌ)bī-ˈrā-shə-ˌli-zəm

noun

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McQueen was inspired to create the character after being struck by an image of a young biracial person taken from the time period of the Blitz. —

Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024 And although Allred has not made his biracial identity a key component of his campaign, the significance of his race and his diverse base is not lost on him. —

Char Adams, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024 The vice president has openly discussed her biracial background of having a Jamaican father and Indian mother. —

Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024 Our Evenings, by Alan Hollinghurst Recommended Cooperation Transformed FEMA faces a torrent of challenges to its growing relief efforts This fictional memoir of a successful, aging stage actor begins with his experiences as a biracial, gay scholarship student at a British boarding school. —

Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for biracial