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racial

ra·cial
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rey-shuh l]
    • /ˈreɪ ʃəl/
    • /ˈreɪ.ʃəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey-shuh l]
    • /ˈreɪ ʃəl/

Definitions of racial word

  • adjective racial of or relating to the social construct of race: racial diversity; racial stereotypes. 1
  • adjective racial (no longer in technical use) of, relating to, or characteristic of one race or the races of humankind. 1
  • noun racial Of or relating to race. 1
  • adjective racial relating to race 1
  • adjective racial based on race 1
  • adjective racial Racial describes things relating to people's race. 0
See all 12 definitions of racial

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Origin of racial

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; race2 + -ial

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Racial

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Racial

racial popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

racial usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for racial

adjective racial

  • ethnic — Of or relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition.
  • cultural — Cultural means relating to a particular society and its ideas, customs, and art.
  • national — of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
  • tribal — of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe: tribal customs.
  • genetic — Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
All 13 Synonyms of racial

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Related words

  • caucasian

    A Caucasian person is a white person.

  • racialize

    to impose a racial interpretation on; place in a racial context.

  • desegregate

    To desegregate something such as a place, institution, or service means to officially stop keeping the people who use it in separate groups, especially groups that are defined by race.

  • ethnic

    Of or relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition.

  • segregate

    to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate: to segregate exceptional children; to segregate hardened criminals.

  • segregated

    characterized by or practicing racial segregation: a segregated school system.
All related words to racial

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