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mixed-blood

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Noun1.mixed-blood - a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more racesmixed-blood - a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
mulatto - an offspring of a black and a white parent
quadroon - an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black
octoroon - an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black
half-caste - an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different races or cultures
Metis - a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry


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In 1959's The Oregon Trail, she's a mixed-blood woman who helps an aging hero played by Fred MacMurray escape from members of her tribe who want to kill him for violating their lands.
The play's main character is a mixed-blood woman called Nancy who is abandoned by her parents as a child and placed under the guardianship of an elderly Aboriginal woman called Gina.
The title story features Brown Dog, t a mixed-blood Native American and a recurrent character in Harrison's fiction.
 
 
 
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