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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
bi- + racial
Pronunciation
Adjective
biracial (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to two races.
Usage notes
In 2006 British anthropological surveys by Peter J. Aspinall et al, out of 311 student respondents who identified as “mixed race” and 15 who did not, 19 found the term “biracial” offensive and 13 indicated it was a preferred term.
Translations
of or pertaining to or stemming from two races.
See also
Noun
biracial (plural biracials)
- A person belonging to two races.
2018, Lauren Davenport, Politics Beyond Black and White, page 60:Black-white biracials who are Baptist may be more inclined than nonreligious black-white biracials to identify as singularly black because they perceive a stronger emotional racial attachment to African Americans.
References
- ^ Aspinall, Peter J. (2009 April) “'Mixed Race', 'Mixed Origins' or What? Generic Terminology for the Multiple Racial/Ethnic Group Population”, in Houtman, Gustaaf, editor, Anthropology Today, volume 25, number 2, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, →DOI, →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2010-07-15, pages 3–8
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