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 Other research suggests body camera footage can accentuate racial bias by the viewer against people with dark complexions. Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026 Shearer broke racial barriers in photography, becoming only the second African American staff photographer at LIFE magazine, following Gordon Parks – who had mentored Shearer. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 July 2026 Former Sacramento Kings guard Ty Lawson allegedly hurled racial insults at police after being arrested for shoplifting. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 Fueled by racial fanaticism, Hitler’s Nazi regime killed approximately 6 million Jews and other minorities and groups during the Holocaust. Philipp Jenne, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for racial
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  • Unfortunately, during the early to mid-twentieth century, negative perceptions of immigrant and ethnic laborers led many outsiders to view their neighborhoods as unsafe, unclean, and detrimental to the social fabric of American cities.
    Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
  • That meant our high school reflected an ethnic and economic diversity that was quite rare for a Midwestern city in the 1970s.
    Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 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 29 Jul. 2026.

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