1
: of, relating to, or based on a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
a racial minority
2
: existing or occurring between races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
racial equality
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What is your racial identity?
There was racial tension on campus.
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Powerfully, this support has transcended political, racial, and even class divisions, as mail has flooded MDC from across the country, and around the globe.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
However, there were still 32,000 new HIV infections in 2023, with two-thirds of them in racial and ethnic minorities.
—Dr. Gary Spinner, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
Theodore Ward’s 1938 play is set on Chicago’s South Side on the cusp of the Great Depression, telling the story of the Mason family at a time of racial and economic upheaval.
—Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racial. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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racial
adjective
ra·cial
ˈrā-shəl 
: of, relating to, or based on a race
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