Pronunciations (2)
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/ˌmʌltiˈɹeɪʃəl/
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ˌmʌltiˈɹeɪʃəl
Adjective
Composed of, or having a mixture of, multiple races.
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Coined by Taiye Selasi (2005) and Achille Mbembe (2007), the term refers to an Afrocosmopolitan ethos of transcending national differences to forge multiracial communities. Fostered by recent histories of migration and globalization as[…]
“When you say that multiculturalism is ‘not who America is’ and ‘distorts our glorious founding’ you unwittingly confirm the argument of the 1619 Project: That though we were … a multiracial nation from our founding, our founders set forth a government of white rule. Cool,” she wrote on Twitter, also pointing out that the Trump administration tried to censor The 1619 Project.
After all, a lot of old standards would judge us all a nation of degenerates, with our phone-gambling and modern art and cereal commercials featuring multiracial families.
Noun
An individual of more than one race.
Adjective
made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races
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a multiracial society
multiracial government