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
Ernest Hardy2
: having parents or ancestors of different races
my multiracial background
… the percentage of those identifying as multiracial has more than quadrupled.—Los Angeles Business Journal
Los Angeles Business JournalJunior 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
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The people in the streets are now multiracial and that’s different.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
As racial boundaries become more fluid, more people of multiracial heritage may come to culturally and politically identify as white.
—George Michael, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
The Young Lords also set up mutual aid programs, organized protests, and helped organize the multiracial Poor People's Coalition of Lincoln Park, which fought the city's urban renewal initiatives and protested the construction of expensive new buildings as the neighborhood gentrified.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
The southwest Detroit district borders Dearborn and Downriver communities and is home to some of the city's oldest neighborhoods and growing multiracial communities.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
As racial boundaries become more fluid, more people of multiracial heritage may come to culturally and politically identify as white.
—George Michael, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
The Young Lords also set up mutual aid programs, organized protests, and helped organize the multiracial Poor People's Coalition of Lincoln Park, which fought the city's urban renewal initiatives and protested the construction of expensive new buildings as the neighborhood gentrified.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
The southwest Detroit district borders Dearborn and Downriver communities and is home to some of the city's oldest neighborhoods and growing multiracial communities.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Multiracial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiracial. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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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
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