mixed heritage
noun[U]
uk/ˌmɪkstˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/us/ˌmɪkstˈher.ɪ.t̬ɪdʒ/thefactof having two or more differentracial,ethnic,religious, orculturalbackgrounds:
He oftentalksabout hismixedheritage: hiswhitemotheris from Kansas and hisblackfatheris from Kenya.
Iknowwhat it's likegrowingup with amixedheritage.
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dual heritage
mixed-race
biracial
multiracial
- The twoboysare ofmixedheritage.
- Hermixedheritagegave her apassionfortravel,foreignlanguages, anddiversecultures.
mixed heritage
adjective
(alsomixed-heritage)uk/ˌmɪkstˈher.ɪ.tɪdʒ/us/ˌmɪkstˈher.ɪ.t̬ɪdʒ/having two or more differentracial,ethnic,religious, orculturalbackgrounds:
He is theadoptivefatherof fourmixedheritagechildren.
It is hard tofindanorgandonorfor awhiteperson, buttryingtofindadonorfor someone from a mixed-heritagebackgroundisevenharder.
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dual heritage
mixed-race
biracial
multiracial
- Here are sometipsonsupportingmixedheritagechildrenas aWhitemum.
- They were the mixed-heritagedescendantsofsharecroppers.
- Mixed-heritagepeoplehavecomplainedthat thechoicesgiven forraceandethnicityonformsare often toorestrictive.