biracial

adjective

bi·ra·cial (ˌ)bī-ˈrā-shəl

: of, relating to, or involving members of two races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)

a biracial coalition

biracial couples

also : having parents from two races

biracial children

biracialism

(ˌ)bī-ˈrā-shə-ˌli-zəm

noun

Examples of biracial in a Sentence

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Drake, who is biracial and from Toronto, was a child actor before becoming rap’s pop-leaning hit-maker. —

Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024 So my grandmother’s great-grandparents were…one of them was a biracial woman—half-white—and then the plantation owner’s son. —

Rachel Wilkerson Miller, SELF, 4 Dec. 2024 Hemings, who was biracial, was Martha’s half-sister. —

Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024 What initially manifested as a deep prejudice against biracial children in a nation ravaged by the Korean War soon became a booming business. —

Maya Cederlund, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for biracial