racial

ra·cial

adj \ˈrā-shəl\

Definition of RACIAL

1

: of, relating to, or based on a race <a racial minority>

2

: existing or occurring between races <racial equality>

— ra·cial·ly \-shə-lē\ adverb

Examples of RACIAL

1. What is your racial identity?
2. There was racial tension on campus.

First Known Use of RACIAL

1855

Related to RACIAL

Synonyms: ethnic, ethnical, tribal

Antonyms: nonracial

Related Words: familial; folk; kin, kindred; cultural, multiculti, multicultural, national

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Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores, subculture

Rhymes with RACIAL

facial, glacial, spatial