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

All of them, even those written with white casts in mind, now star Black, Asian, Latino or multiracial performers. —Scott Heller, New York Times, 1 May 2025

According to the 2020 Census, people who identify as multiracial are the youngest group in the U.S., with about one-third (32.5 percent) under the age of 18. —Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025

This multiracial alliance united Black, Latino and poor white groups in Chicago under a shared vision of community empowerment and political resistance. —Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025

Congress has not voted to bleach the government and the nation’s universities and public schools of anything suggesting multiracial and gender equity. —Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 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