biracial
adjective
mainlyUSuk/ˌbaɪˈreɪ.ʃəl/us/ˌbaɪˈreɪ.ʃəl/havingparentsof two differentraces:
He is wellplacedtobridgethese twoculturesbecause of his biracialheritage.
Growing up biracial gave her an earlyintroductiontoprejudice.
involvingorincludingpeopleof two differentraces:
Herparentswere a biracialcoupleand oftenexperiencedhostilityin the 1940s.
a biracialsociety
- She has aJapanesemotherand aEuropeanfather, and her biracialidentityisimportantto her.
- Biracialpeoplemightcallthemselvesblack,white,Asian,Latino,mixed, or any otherlabeltheychoose.
- Thecensusallowedpeopletoidentifythemselves as biracial ormultiracial.
- The men went ontrialbefore a biracialjury.
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mixed-race
dual heritage
mixed heritage
multiracial