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

Black students make up roughly 35% of the district’s enrollment, 11% identify as white, 4.5% as Asian and 1.4% multiracial, according to the most recent data on the district’s website. —Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025

How is Singapore a model of multiracial and multicultural harmony and a symbol of global peace? —Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

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

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