Definition of racialnext
as in ethnic
of, relating to, or reflecting the traits exhibited by a group of people with a common ancestry and culture a survey that included an optional question regarding racial identity, age, and other personal information

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Recent Examples of racial Her often chatty, sometimes dishy articles were a respite from the serious news items and editorials in the Black press, mostly about the fight for racial justice. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026 Because of the lingering effects of Jim Crow laws and racial discrimination, however, many Black women were still denied the franchise. — Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 The third motion consisted of the legal case itself, alleging that four of the Fearless Fund’s six companies engaged in racial discrimination. — Arian Simone, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 The school districts were evaluated by several factors including academics and a student racial diversity index. — Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for racial
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  • And ethnic minorities during the Ming dynasty were pressured into intermarriage, just as the 2026 Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress codifies Beijing’s new policies on forcible ethnic assimilation.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The election comes at a time of economic hardship, ethnic divisions and stalled hopes of joining the European Union.
    — Eldar Emric, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Genocide is defined as attempting to partly or wholly destroy a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
    — Ellie Cook Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The United Nations broadly defines genocide as seriously harming or killing members of a group with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2022

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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/racial. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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