biracial
adjective
bi·ra·cial
(ˌ)bī-ˈrā-shəl 
: of, relating to, or involving members of two races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
a biracial coalition
biracial couples
also
: having parents from two races
biracial children
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About 200 to 300 per 100,000 people who are Black or biracial have HS.
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Ade Onibada, SELF, 12 Apr. 2024
But, at a school-committee meeting in January, a former ARMS student, who is trans and biracial, and the student’s mother, who is white, spoke in opposition to her appointment.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
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Ade Onibada, SELF, 12 Apr. 2024
But, at a school-committee meeting in January, a former ARMS student, who is trans and biracial, and the student’s mother, who is white, spoke in opposition to her appointment.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024
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biracial
adjective
bi·ra·cial
(ˈ)bī-ˈrā-shəl
: of, relating to, or involving people from two races
biracial communities
especially
: having biological parents of two different ethnic identities
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