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

How Adams will try to win Adams would have to reconfigure his multiracial base of working-class New Yorkers in the city’s outer boroughs. —Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 June 2025

White nationalists exploit and reinforce that system while posing a direct threat to democracy and multiracial belonging. —Eric K. Ward, Time, 19 June 2025

Our annual convention is meant to be a safe space for all people — regardless of political ideology — who believe in multiracial democracy and the ideal of building a more perfect union. —Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025

Research shows that multi-partner fertility is more common among Black and multiracial parents than among white and Asian parents. —Essence, 23 June 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