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

The students were led by the multiracial organisation Coalition for a Free South Africa, which planned the blockade for nearly two months, according to the Zinned Project. —Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 May 2024

That same year, at SUNY Downstate, 100% of transplant recipients were non-white, including multiracial individuals, 85% of whom identified as Black, non-Hispanic. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2024

And in 1994, South Africa’s brutal apartheid regime dissolved into a vibrant multiracial democracy led by Nelson Mandela. —Judd Devermont, Foreign Affairs, 27 June 2024

No two bodies look alike, as these multiethnic and multiracial artists can attest. —Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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