Biracial Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of BIRACIAL is of, relating to, or involving members of two races; also : having parents from two races. How to use biracial in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut biracial adjective SaveWord bi·​ra·​cial |\(ˌ)bī-ˈrā-shəl \ Definitionofbiracial :of,relatingto,orinvolvingmembersoftworaces(seeraceentry1sense1a) abiracialcoalitionbiracialcouples also :havingparentsfromtworaces biracialchildren OtherWordsfrombiracial MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutbiracial OtherWordsfrombiracial biracialism \ (ˌ)bī-​ˈrā-​shə-​ˌli-​zəm \ noun ExamplesofbiracialinaSentence RecentExamplesontheWeb Theformerpresidentwritesmovinglyofhiseffortstounderstandhisidentityasabiracialman. — WashingtonPost,5Oct.2021 Fortwoyears,theSimonswaitedpatientlytofindoutwhoslippedanooseintotheirtruckduringthesummerof2020,whenthebiracialcoupletookpartintheBlackLivesMattermovementsurroundingGeorgeFloyd'sdeath. — TresaBaldas,DetroitFreePress,27Apr.2022 Butin1973,aninformalbiracialcoalitionofwhiteJewsandBlackAngelenosfamouslywrestedCityHallfromMayorSamYorty,electingTomBradleyasthecity’sfirstBlackmayorandpermanentlytiltingL.A.politicsleftward. — DakotaSmith,LosAngelesTimes,23Apr.2022 Growingupasabiracialkidmeantlearningtoembracehermixedheritageanduniquefeatures,fromherskintoherhair. — KianaMurden,Vogue,15Apr.2022 Zillah,ayoungbiracialwomanperformsasTheGreatAmazoniaatCrillick’sVarietyTheatreinthelate1840s. — MonitorReviewers,TheChristianScienceMonitor,13Apr.2022 ThisseasonalsofeaturedBraziliancontestantCarolinaSantos,plusbiracialcontestantsAlPerkins,whohasMalaysianheritageandEllaDing,whohasTaiwaneseheritage. — AliciaVrajlal,refinery29.com,8Apr.2022 Inthefirstseason,sparksflybetweenherandamanwhoalsohappenstobetheguardianofanotheryoungwoman,aBlackbiracialheiresswhohasjustarrivedfromAntiguanamedGeorgianaLambe(playedbyCrystalClarke). — NinaMetz,chicagotribune.com,28Mar.2022 Sometimes,it’sabouttheblurrybordersbetweenwhiteandBlackculture,likehowthebiracialVanfeelscaughtbetweenthetwohalvesofherheritage,orwhenEarnhastolistentoawhitemanquoteMalcolmXtohimataJuneteenthparty. — AlanSepinwall,RollingStone,20Mar.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'biracial.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. FirstKnownUseofbiracial 1895,inthemeaningdefinedabove LearnMoreAboutbiracial Sharebiracial PosttheDefinitionofbiracialtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofbiracialonTwitter TimeTravelerforbiracial Thefirstknownuseofbiracialwas in1895 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearbiracial biquintile biracial biradial SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforbiracial LastUpdated 13May2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Biracial.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biracial.Accessed23May.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster WORDOFTHEDAY mercurial SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NameThatFood Namethesecookies! macaroons macarons Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay You're(Probably)SayingItWrong 18wordsevenyoumightbemispronouncing GreatBigListofBeautiful&UselessWords Alongwiththeirdegreesofusefulness 12FrenchPhrasesfromDowntonAbbey Manyofushavean'idéefixe' RareandAmusingInsults,Volume2 Sometimesa'cacafuego'canbeareal'slubberdeg... AsktheEditors Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... 'AllIntensivePurposes'or'AllIntentsandPurposes'? We'reintentonclearingitup Layvs.Lie EditorEmilyBrewsterclarifiesthedifference. WhyDidYankeeDoodleCallaFeather'Macaroni'? What'swithhisfeatheredcap? WordGames TheGreatBritishVocabularyQuiz Makesureyouknowthedifferencebetweenalooa... Takethequiz FaceYourFears Don'tbescaredtoanswerthesequestionsaboutf... Takethequiz YearbookSuperlativesQuiz "MostLikelytoUseObscureWords" Takethequiz Lexigo Findthehiddenwordsbysolvingtheclues Takethequiz