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multiracial

  • /ˌmʌltiˈɹeɪʃəl/

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adjective more multiracial · most multiracial

  1. Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple races. Coined by Taiye Selasi (2005) and Achille Mbembe (2007), the term refers to an Afrocosmopolitan ethos of transcending national differences to forge multiracial communities. Fostered by recent histories of migration and globalization as[…]

noun multiracials

  1. An individual of more than one race. Hawaii, Obama’s childhood home, is the most diverse state in the Union: 21 percent of residents identified as “Hapa,” a Hawaiian word meaning “half” that has gone from being a slur against mixed-race Asians to a point of pride —— and has increasingly been adopted by multiracials of all kinds on the

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adj of, or having a mixture of, multiple races

中文多種族的 /多种族的 duō zhǒngzú de
Portuguêsmultirracial
Deutschverschiedenrassig, vielrassig, mehrrassig, gemischtrassig
Italianomultirazziale
Ελληνικάπολυφυλετικός polyfyletikós
Русскиймногора́совый mnogorásovyj

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@misc{multiracial_2026,
  title = {multiracial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/multiracial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}