mixed-race
adjective
variants
or less commonly mixed race
: deriving from or made up of two or more races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
mixed-race families/couples
his mixed-race heritage
especially
: having parents or ancestors of different races
Factors like location and physical presentation greatly alter the experiences of mixed-race people. —
Tatjana Freund
Tatjana Freund He has recently published Mixed Feelings, a combination of poetry and interviews with other mixed race individuals that focuses on self-identity. —Victoria Vouloumanos and Andrea Ruggiero
Victoria Vouloumanos and Andrea Ruggiero Disney+ has officially given the female-led Doogie Howser, M.D. reboot, with a working title of Doogie Kameāloha, M.D., a 10-episode series order. The new show is a reimagining of the 1989 dramedy that will star a mixed-race 16-year-old girl as the titular Doogie, a role originally played by Neil Patrick Harris. —Allison Picurro
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In the 1980s, outraged residents of the capital’s Coyoacán district forced the removal of a monument to Malinche, Cortés and their son, Martín, who is often called the first mestizo (mixed-race) Mexican, though others likely preceded him.
—Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
Hedda's Hedda has always lived just on the margins of high society: a mixed-race, illegitimate daughter of a highly respected general.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
He’s openly disavowed miscegenation, and castigated Vice President JD Vance for marrying an Indian woman and fathering mixed-race children.
—George Michael, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Natural increase will still add to the country’s population for a while because Black, Asian-American, mixed-race and Hispanic Americans continue to experience more births than deaths.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
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Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
Hedda's Hedda has always lived just on the margins of high society: a mixed-race, illegitimate daughter of a highly respected general.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Dec. 2025
He’s openly disavowed miscegenation, and castigated Vice President JD Vance for marrying an Indian woman and fathering mixed-race children.
—George Michael, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
Natural increase will still add to the country’s population for a while because Black, Asian-American, mixed-race and Hispanic Americans continue to experience more births than deaths.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Mixed-race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed-race. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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