adj
Meaning 1
Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple races.
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adj
Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple races.
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noun
An individual of more than one race.
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adjective satellite
made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- 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 multiracial From multi- + racial.
Across languages
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