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
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In a highly biracial move, Latto rolled up to the Bronx with a convoy of Sedans.
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Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Dworkin, a Black man given up for adoption by his birth parents, was raised by white parents, grew up to have biracial children, and encountered many setbacks in his life due to his race and fallout from his traumatic upbringing before finding happiness and success.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Safety itself is a relative concept for a biracial child with a single white mother living in a colonial-minded nation not known for its color harmony.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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
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Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Dworkin, a Black man given up for adoption by his birth parents, was raised by white parents, grew up to have biracial children, and encountered many setbacks in his life due to his race and fallout from his traumatic upbringing before finding happiness and success.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
Safety itself is a relative concept for a biracial child with a single white mother living in a colonial-minded nation not known for its color harmony.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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
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biracial
adjective
bi·ra·cial
(ˈ)bī-ˈrā-shəl
: of, relating to, or involving people from two races
biracial communities
especially
: having biological parents of two different ethnic identities
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