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English
Pronunciation
Adjective
half-caste (not comparable)
- (derogatory) Of mixed racial descent.
Usage notes
In 2006 British anthropological surveys by Peter J. Aspinall et al, out of 75 general population respondents who identified as “mixed race”, and one who did not, seven found the term “half-caste” offensive; and out of 311 student respondents who identified as “mixed race”, and 15 who did not, 60 found it offensive.[1]
Noun
half-caste (plural half-castes)
- (derogatory) A person of mixed racial descent.
See also
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