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racial

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. racial
  2. racial unconscious
  3. coefficient of racial likeness

ra·cial

adjective \ˈrā-shəl\

: relating to or based on race

: existing or happening between people of different races

Full 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
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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

Other Sociology Terms

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

Rhymes with RACIAL

facial, glacial, spatial

ra·cial

adjective \ˈrā-shəl\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of RACIAL

: of, relating to, or based on a race

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