race riot

noun

: a riot caused by racial dissensions or hatreds

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Musk’s attacks on the British prime minister marked the latest episode in a spat that began last summer, when Starmer warned him to stop whipping up violent disorder and racial hatred on his social media platform amid the country’s worst race riots in years. Nic Robertson, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025 Oldham, home to a large British Pakistani community, has previously been a flashpoint for race riots, riven by divisions that extremists have sought to take advantage of. Nic Robertson, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025 Essay Peekskill Blues Jennifer Young How a race riot in New York state inspired a generation to reconsider America's vulnerability to fascism. Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025 That was the year when race riots swept through many U.S. cities. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for race riot

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of race riot was in 1890

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“Race riot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/race%20riot. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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