Interracial Meaning
/ˌɪntəˈɹeɪʃəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjBetween or among two or more different races.
Sentence Examples
The thugs targetted interracial couples.
The organization supports interracial harmony within the neighborhood.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The couple's ____ marriage faced social challenges because they came from different ethnic backgrounds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The couple's ____ marriage was seen as a sign of progress in the small and very traditional town.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial English interracial From inter- + racial.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In Spike Lee’s story of interracial romance, Jungle Fever (June), Wesley Snipes plays a young buppie New York architect whose affair with his Italian-American secretary (Annabella Sciorra) threatens his marriage and her relationship to her family."
— 1991 June 26, Ella Taylor, “Identity crises”, in The Atlantic:
"Like their American counterparts, German officials frowned on interracial sexual fraternization."
— 2005, Heide Fehrenbach, Race After Hitler: Black Occupation Children in Postwar Germany and America, page 64:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The couple's ____ marriage faced social challenges because they came from different ethnic backgrounds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The couple's ____ marriage was seen as a sign of progress in the small and very traditional town.