different between multiracial vs racial

English

Etymology

multi- +? racial

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?lti??e???l/
• Rhymes: -e???l

Adjective

multiracial (comparative more multiracial, superlative most multiracial)

1. Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple races.

Usage notes

In 2006 British anthropological surveys by Peter J. Aspinall et al, out of 75 general population respondents who identified as “mixed race” and one who did not, three found the term “multiracial” offensive and two indicated it was a preferred term. Out of 311 student respondents who identified as “mixed race” and 15 who did not, seven found the term “multiracial” offensive and 32 indicated it was a preferred term.

Translations

Noun

multiracial (plural multiracials)

1. An individual of more than one race.

French

Etymology

multi- +? racial

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myl.ti.?a.sjal/

Adjective

multiracial (feminine singular multiraciale, masculine plural multiraciaux, feminine plural multiraciales)

1. multiracial

References

English

Etymology

1862, race +? -ial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e???l/
• Rhymes: -e???l

Adjective

racial (comparative more racial, superlative most racial)

1. Of or relating to a race (or a people).

   the racial complexion

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

racial (plural racials)

1. (gaming) A skill possessed by all characters of a certain race.

Further reading

• "racial" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 248.

Anagrams

• Alaric, Arcila, Claira

Catalan

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /r?.si?al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ra.si?al/

Adjective

racial (masculine and feminine plural racials)

1. racial

Related terms

• raça

Further reading

• “racial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

race +? -ial

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.sjal/

Adjective

racial (feminine singular raciale, masculine plural raciaux, feminine plural raciales)

1. racial

Related terms

• race
• racialement
• racialiser

Further reading

• “racial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• raclai

Galician

Pronunciation

Adjective

racial m or f (plural raciais)

1. racial

Further reading

• “racial” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Portuguese

Etymology

raça +? -ial

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?a?sjaw/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /???sja?/

Adjective

racial m or f (plural raciais, comparable)

1. Of or relating to a race of people; racial.
2. (biology) Of or related to a race or subspecies of a population; racial.
3. Of or relating to a breed of animal; racial.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English racial; compare raza (“race”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ra??jal/, [ra??jal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ra?sjal/, [ra?sjal]
• Hyphenation: ra?cial

Adjective

racial (plural raciales)

1. racial

Related terms

• raza

Further reading

• “racial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.