Standard Lemma guide

interracial

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɪntəˈɹeɪʃəl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T ER0 R EY1 SH AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Between or among two or more different races.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Interracial struggle against Europid people is a para-Marxist notion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

involving or composed of different races

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • interracial schools
  • a mixed neighborhood

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mixed

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

between races

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • interracial conflict

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h1reh1s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial English interracial From inter- + racial.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: interracial — between or including two or more races
  • Chinese Mandarin: 跨種族 /跨种族 — between or including two or more races
  • Czech: mezirasový — between or including two or more races
  • Finnish: rotujenvälinen — between or including two or more races
  • French: interracial — between or including two or more races
  • German: interrassisch — between or including two or more races
  • Hungarian: fajok közötti — between or including two or more races
  • Italian: interrazziale — between or including two or more races
  • Japanese: 異人種間の (ijin shukan no) — between or including two or more races
  • Kazakh: нәсіларалық (näsılaralyq) — between or including two or more races
  • Polish: międzyrasowy — between or including two or more races
  • Portuguese: inter-racial — between or including two or more races
  • Russian: межра́совый (mežrásovyj) — between or including two or more races
  • Spanish: interracial — between or including two or more races
  • Tatar: расаара (rasaara) — between or including two or more races
Real reading context

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