different between interracial vs biracial

English

Alternative forms

• inter-racial

Etymology

inter- +? racial

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nt???e???l/
• Hyphenation: in?ter?ra?cial

Adjective

interracial (comparative more interracial, superlative most interracial)

1. Between or among two or more different races.

Translations

French

Etymology

inter- +? racial

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.t?.?a.sjal/

Adjective

interracial (feminine singular interraciale, masculine plural interraciaux, feminine plural interraciales)

1. interracial

Spanish

Etymology

inter- +? racial

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /intera??jal/, [?n?.t?e.ra??jal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /intera?sjal/, [?n?.t?e.ra?sjal]
• Hyphenation: in?ter?ra?cial

Adjective

interracial (plural interraciales)

1. interracial

English

Etymology

bi- +? racial

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???l

Adjective

biracial (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to two races
2. Having parents of two races

Usage notes

In 2006 British anthropological surveys by Peter J. Aspinall et al, out of 311 student respondents who identified as “mixed race” and 15 who did not, 19 found the term “biracial” offensive and 13 indicated it was a preferred term.

See also

• multiracial

Noun

biracial (plural biracials)

1. A person belonging to two races.
   • 2018, Lauren Davenport, Politics Beyond Black and White (page 60)

     Black-white biracials who are Baptist may be more inclined than nonreligious black-white biracials to identify as singularly black because they perceive a stronger emotional racial attachment to African Americans.

References

Anagrams

• cibarial