multiracial

adjective

mul·​ti·​ra·​cial ˌməl-tē-ˈrā-shəl 

-ˌtī-

1

: composed of, involving, or representing various races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)

a multiracial society

multiracial families

"This is real music by real musicians," exclaimed Prince in the midst of "Controversy," one of roughly two dozen songs he performed before an adoring multiracial, all-ages, pansexual, sold-out crowd.

—Ernest Hardy

2

: having parents or ancestors of different races

Junior high and high school, with their harsh social delineation, can be particularly tough. But multiracial teens who run the gantlet often emerge with a stronger sense of self.

—Lynette Clemetson

multiracialism

ˌməl-tē-ˈrā-shə-ˌli-zəm 

-ˌtī-

noun

Examples of multiracial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Most of them were constructed decades after the Civil War, as part of an effort to demonize Reconstruction and its goal of multiracial democracy, and to justify the emerging Jim Crow regime. —Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025

From that day on, Doroshow became Miss Major’s child, joining a multigenerational, multiracial family built brick by brick by a pioneering advocate who believed deeply in an expansive understanding of family. —Tre’vell Anderson, Them., 24 Oct. 2025

Only 33% or fewer Black, Hispanic, multiracial, or Middle Eastern/North African workers report having quality jobs, while the figure is higher among White (42%) and Asian American (46%) workers. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025

And this decision has the potential to be the tipping point where the court declares unconstitutional or heavily restricts the ability for Congress to create remedies that promote multiracial democracy. —NPR, 15 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for multiracial

• craniofacial
• interfacial
• interglacial
• interracial
• orofacial
• periglacial
• bifacial
• biracial
• palatial
• postglacial
• preglacial
• subglacial

Kids Definition

multiracial

adjective

mul·​ti·​ra·​cial ˌməl-ti-ˈrā-shəl 

-ˌtī-

1

: composed of, involving, or representing various races

2

: having parents or ancestors of different races