interracial

adjective

in·​ter·​ra·​cial ˌin-tər-ˈrā-shəl How to pronounce interracial (audio)
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
interracially adverb

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Her presence doesn’t just soften his public image, but also acts as a subtle page-turn from Majors’s previous interracial relationships, Baird says. Nate Jones, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025 Disabled people are wheelchair users, interracial relationships are tricky to generate, and fat people don’t run. Reece Rogers, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025 As a result, Hayes shared a photo of her ex-husband, a white man, and called her Blackness into question because of the interracial pairing. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025 In Palo Alto, just south of San Francisco, lies a parcel of land that served as an experiment for interracial living in the 1950s. Shawna Chen, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interracial

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of interracial was in 1878

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“Interracial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interracial. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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interracial

adjective
in·​ter·​ra·​cial ˌint-ər-ˈrā-shəl How to pronounce interracial (audio)
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races

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