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 highest rates of the condition are among children who are Black, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, or multiracial. —Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025

In his final years, King turned his attention toward economic justice and opposition to the Vietnam War, launching the Poor People’s Campaign to build a multiracial coalition of the working class. —Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025

King flew back and forth between Atlanta and Los Angeles repeatedly in 1964 to join the multiracial campaign to defeat Proposition 14. — Made By History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025

The effort to create a multiracial democracy in the South, including equal access to justice, was instead violently overturned by white supremacism. —Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 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