for, representing, or including members of two races, esp White and Black
Derived forms
biracialism (biˈracialism)
noun
biracially (biˈracially)
adverb
biracial in American English
(baɪˈreɪʃəl)
adjective
consisting of or involving two races, esp. blacks and whites
biracial in American English
(baiˈreiʃəl)
adjective
consisting of, representing, or combining members of two separate races
a biracial committee on neighborhood problems
Derived forms
biracialism
noun
Word origin
[1920–25; bi-1 + racial]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, checkout, superpower, tie-in, zipperbi- is a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix bi- include: bilateral, bilingual, bipolar, bisect, bivalent
Examples of 'biracial' in a sentence
biracial
Only 59% of the under-30s are white (and many will have voted for a biracial president).
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
On both occasions they used biracial egg donors with the best health histories they could find.