interracial

adjective

in·​ter·​ra·​cial ˌin-tər-ˈrā-shəl How to pronounce interracial (audio)
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
interracially adverb

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The first hurdle, as Purdum writes, was a fear that audiences would not welcome an interracial couple or Arnaz’s accented English into their homes every week. Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 11 June 2025 Its broad wording and a subsequent Supreme Court interpretation allowed prosecutors to bring cases against interracial couples, and eventually many others in consensual relationships, according to Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute. Jonathan Mattise, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025 Legal scholars, including those at Cornell Law School, note that the law was historically applied to interracial couples and consensual relationships, raising concerns about its use as a tool of racial and moral policing. Amanda Castro joshua Rhett Miller hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025 Roxie Roker portrayed Helen Willis on The Jeffersons, making history as one of television's first interracial couples. Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for interracial

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First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of interracial was in 1878

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“Interracial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interracial. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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interracial

adjective
in·​ter·​ra·​cial ˌint-ər-ˈrā-shəl How to pronounce interracial (audio)
: of, involving, or designed for members of different races

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