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mul·ti·ra·cial

(mŭl′tē-rā′shəl, -tī-)

adj.

1. Made up of, involving, or acting on behalf of various races: a multiracial society.

2. Having ancestors of several or various races.

multiracial

(ˌmʌltɪˈreɪʃəl)

adj

(Sociology) comprising people of many races

ˌmultiˈracialism n

mul•ti•ra•cial

(ˌmʌl tiˈreɪ ʃəl, ˌmʌl taɪ-)

adj.

of, pertaining to, or constituting more than one race.

[1920–25]

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Adj.

multiracial - made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races; "a multiracial society"; "multiracial government"

racial - of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups; "racial differences"; "racial discrimination"

Translations

مُتَعَدِّد الأجْناس أو الأعْراق

mnohorasový

multietnisk

vielrassig

multiracial

soknemzetiségû

af mörgum kynòáttum

multirazziale

daugiarasis

daudzrasu-dažādrasu-

flerfarget med folk av mange raser

mnohorasový

çok ırklı

多种族的

multiracial

[ˈmʌltɪˈreɪʃəl] ADJ → multirracial

multiracial

[ˌmʌltiˈreɪʃ^əl] adj → multiracial(e)multi-storey multistorey [ˌmʌltiˈstɔːri] (British) adj

[building] → à étages

[car park] → à étages or niveaux multiplesmulti-story multistory [ˌmʌltiˈstɔːri] (US) adj

[building] → à étages

[car park] → à étages or niveaux multiplesmulti-tasking multitasking [ˈmʌltitɑːskɪŋ]

(COMPUTING) → multitraitement m

(by a person) exécution simultanée de plusieurs tâches par une même personne

modif (COMPUTING) → multitâche

multiracial

[ˌmʌltɪˈreɪʃ/əl] adj → multirazziale

multiracial

(maltiˈreiʃəl) adjective

including, for, or of, people of many races. Britain is becoming more and more multiracial.

multi-storey, multi-story (maltiˈstoːri) adjective

having many floors or storeys. a multi-storey car park.

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David Mura: The Last Incantations

Transcending Blackness: From the New Millennium Mulatta to the Exceptional Multiracial, Duke University Press, Durham, NC, 2012, ISBN 9 7808 2235 2921, 223 pp.

Joseph, Ralina L., Transcending Blackness: From the New Millennium Mulatta to the Exceptional Multiracial

Multiracial students can feel marginalized because of their physical appearance.