biracialadj.
/bʌɪˈreɪʃ(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌbaɪˈreɪʃ(ə)l/ Concerning or containing (members of) two races.
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bigential1832
biracial1922
1922 Contemp. Rev. Feb. 243 Belgium is bi-lingual and bi-racial.
1960 Guardian 11 Apr. 1/7 Decent business men form bi-racial committees.
Draft additions March 2022
Of a person: having parents or ancestors of two different racial backgrounds. Also: of or relating to a person or people whose parents or ancestors have two different racial backgrounds.
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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > mixed race > [adjective] > person
mongrel1566
mulatto-like1719
half-breeda1762
mixed breed1775
half-caste1789
half-blood1830
three-quarter-bred1902
quarter-caste1952
biracial1963
multiracial1964
1963 Ithaca (N.Y.) Jrnl. 30 Dec. 3/6 (headline) Bi-racial children adopted in Montreal's white homes.
1994 Vibe Nov. 26/2 Biracial people are forced to choose one of their races over the other throughout their entire lives.
2021 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant (Nexis) 7 June b8 She had hoped that she could share her biracial experience with him.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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