biracial
See also: bi-racial
English
Alternative forms
- bi-racial
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃəl
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Adjective
biracial (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to two races.
- 2024 July 24, Jeremy W. Peters, Audra D. S. Burch, Clyde McGrady, “Black Voters Feel Excited, and Worried, about a Kamala Harris Campaign”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
- Some Americans would certainly see Ms. Harris — the first nominee of a major party who would be both a woman and biracial, with Jamaican and Indian heritage — as a transformational, inspiring figure.
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.[1]
Derived terms
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. (April 2009) “'Mixed Race', 'Mixed Origins' or What? Generic Terminology for the Multiple Racial/Ethnic Group Population”, in Houtman, Gustaaf, editor, Anthropology Today[1], volume 25, number 2, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, , →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 July 2010, pages 3–8