1
: of, relating to, or based on a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
a racial minority
2
: existing or occurring between races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
racial equality
Examples of racial in a Sentence
What is your racial identity?
There was racial tension on campus.
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In the past, the court had said that partisan gerrymandering is legal and as old as the nation, but racial gerrymandering is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Elite and working-class white Memphians alike invested in maintaining racial segregation through the changing neighborhood landscapes of the city in the 1890s.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
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David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Elite and working-class white Memphians alike invested in maintaining racial segregation through the changing neighborhood landscapes of the city in the 1890s.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racial. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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racial
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ra·cial
ˈrā-shəl 
: of, relating to, or based on a race
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