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Definition of biracial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

biracial

adjective
 
/ˌbaɪˈreɪʃl/
 
/ˌbaɪˈreɪʃl/
 (especially North American English)
(also mixed-race British and North American English)
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  1. involving people of two different races; having parents from two different races
    • His biracial identity and history are important to him.
    Some people describe themselves as mixed-race; others prefer to use mixed, dual heritage (especially in the UK), biracial (especially in the US) or multiracial. Some people think it is best, if it is necessary to talk about a person's background, to be specific: My mother is Japanese and my father is Irish. Topics Family and relationshipsc1, People in societyc1
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