interracial

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in·ter·ra·cial | \ ˌin-tər-ˈrā-shəl

Definition of interracial

: of, involving, or designed for members of different races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)

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Recent Examples on the Web And, at a time when diversity on screen was reduced to seeing any rare character of color in a subservient capacity, I Love Lucy was the first television series to feature an interracial couple. — Marc Berman, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021 Ezell Ellis was stabbed to death in a Texas club in 1955; a white woman had insisted on dancing with him, and the killer was infuriated at seeing an interracial couple. — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Sep. 2021 Before my coffee came, another interracial couple arrived. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, Harper's Magazine, 28 Sep. 2021 Ezell Ellis was stabbed to death in a Texas club in 1955; a white woman had insisted on dancing with him, and the killer was infuriated at seeing an interracial couple. — New York Times, 27 Sep. 2021 But more than that, my parents — an interracial couple — were martial artists, and so kung fu movies feel like home. — Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2021 Two of the Ogawas act out a scene from The Bachelorette that brings up issues of interracial dating and family estrangement. — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2021 The first episode explores interracial friendships as portrayed in movies like 48 Hrs and Lethal Weapon, and is now streaming on iHeartRadio! — Rashad Grove, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021 Three trainers share a single dog, and they are always paired with trainers of different races so as to encourage interracial harmony. — Alix Wall, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2021

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