multiracial
adjective
mul·ti·ra·cial
ˌməl-tē-ˈrā-shəl 
-ˌtī-
1
: composed of, involving, or representing various races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
a multiracial society
multiracial families
"This is real music by real musicians," exclaimed Prince in the midst of "Controversy," one of roughly two dozen songs he performed before an adoring multiracial, all-ages, pansexual, sold-out crowd.—
Ernest Hardy
Ernest Hardy2
: having parents or ancestors of different races
Junior high and high school, with their harsh social delineation, can be particularly tough. But multiracial teens who run the gantlet often emerge with a stronger sense of self.—Lynette Clemetson
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But coming from the multiracial, multiethnic U.S., his background begged for further description.
—Rebecca R. Bibbs, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Hwang’s borrowing claims similar ethnic-group skepticism, yet Yellow Face does exactly what Hwang blamed Miss Saigon for doing, then overstates it: often doubling the seven-member, multiracial cast in an identity roundelay.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 May 2025
Prevalence among white children was 27.7 per 1,000, which is lower than prevalence among multiracial (31.9), Hispanic (33.0), Black (36.6), American Indian or Alaska Native (37.5), or Asian or Pacific Islander children (38.2).
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
Black students make up roughly 35% of the district’s enrollment, 11% identify as white, 4.5% as Asian and 1.4% multiracial, according to the most recent data on the district’s website.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Rebecca R. Bibbs, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Hwang’s borrowing claims similar ethnic-group skepticism, yet Yellow Face does exactly what Hwang blamed Miss Saigon for doing, then overstates it: often doubling the seven-member, multiracial cast in an identity roundelay.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 May 2025
Prevalence among white children was 27.7 per 1,000, which is lower than prevalence among multiracial (31.9), Hispanic (33.0), Black (36.6), American Indian or Alaska Native (37.5), or Asian or Pacific Islander children (38.2).
—ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
Black students make up roughly 35% of the district’s enrollment, 11% identify as white, 4.5% as Asian and 1.4% multiracial, according to the most recent data on the district’s website.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
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“Multiracial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multiracial. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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multiracial
adjective
mul·ti·ra·cial
ˌməl-ti-ˈrā-shəl
-ˌtī-
1
: composed of, involving, or representing various races
2
: having parents or ancestors of different races
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