racial

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English

Etymology

1862, race +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪʃəl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃəl
  • (file)

Adjective

racial (comparative more racial, superlative most racial)

  1. Of or relating to a race (or a people).
    the racial complexion
    racial sterotypes
    racial remarks
    racial profiling
    racial discrimination

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Noun

racial (plural racials)

  1. (gaming) A skill possessed by all characters of a certain race.

Further reading

  • "racial" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 248.

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Catalan

Etymology

From raça +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

racial m or f (masculine and feminine plural racials)

  1. racial

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French

Etymology

From race +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

Adjective

racial (feminine raciale, masculine plural raciaux, feminine plural raciales)

  1. racial

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Galician

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /raˈθjal/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /raˈsjal/

  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: ra‧cial

Adjective

racial m or f (plural raciais)

  1. racial

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Portuguese

Etymology

From raça +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

 
 

Adjective

racial m or f (plural raciais)

  1. (relational) race (of people); racial
  2. (biology, relational) race or subspecies (of a population); racial
  3. (relational) breed (of animal); racial

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English racial; compare raza (race).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /raˈθjal/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /raˈsjal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ra‧cial

Adjective

racial m or f (masculine and feminine plural raciales)

  1. racial

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