mixed-race
adjective
variants
or less commonly mixed race
: deriving from or made up of two or more races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
mixed-race families/couples
his mixed-race heritage
especially
: having parents or ancestors of different races
Factors like location and physical presentation greatly alter the experiences of mixed-race people. —
Tatjana Freund
Tatjana Freund He has recently published Mixed Feelings, a combination of poetry and interviews with other mixed race individuals that focuses on self-identity. —Victoria Vouloumanos and Andrea Ruggiero
Victoria Vouloumanos and Andrea Ruggiero Disney+ has officially given the female-led Doogie Howser, M.D. reboot, with a working title of Doogie Kameāloha, M.D., a 10-episode series order. The new show is a reimagining of the 1989 dramedy that will star a mixed-race 16-year-old girl as the titular Doogie, a role originally played by Neil Patrick Harris. —Allison Picurro
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Oberon’s mixed-race, lower-class roots alienated her, as a young girl in India, from surrounding society.
—Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2025
In December 2024, a Belgian court ordered the government to pay reparations to five mixed-race women after they were forcibly removed from their families in the colonial-era Belgian Congo.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
There are many mixed-race brown people there who are Indigenous and tribal citizens.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The comedy short, which serves as a proof-of-concept for a planned series, chronicles the experiences of an Asian-Arab Muslim American confronting the complexities of mixed-race identity.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
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Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2025
In December 2024, a Belgian court ordered the government to pay reparations to five mixed-race women after they were forcibly removed from their families in the colonial-era Belgian Congo.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
There are many mixed-race brown people there who are Indigenous and tribal citizens.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The comedy short, which serves as a proof-of-concept for a planned series, chronicles the experiences of an Asian-Arab Muslim American confronting the complexities of mixed-race identity.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Mixed-race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed-race. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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