triracial

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English

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Etymology

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From tri- +‎ racial.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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triracial (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to three races.
    Allen has an Afro-Caribbean mom and Chinese-Greek dad, making him triracial.
    • 2009, Evelyn Glenn, Shades of Difference: Why Skin Color Matters, →ISBN, page 243:
      Within the Latin American triracial system, a great emphasis is placed on color gradations, phenotype, and class status when bestowing racial status, according to whether such factors closely approximate a notion of whiteness.
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