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INTERRACIAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does interracial mean?
• INTERRACIAL (adjective)
The adjective INTERRACIAL has 2 senses:
1. between races
2. involving or composed of different races
Familiarity information: INTERRACIAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Between races
Context example:
interracial conflict
Similar:
racial (of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Involving or composed of different races
Synonyms:
interracial; mixed
Context example:
a mixed neighborhood
Similar:
integrated (not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups)
Context examples
Being able to accurately identify emotions in others is important for social interaction in general, but particularly so in interracial contexts, which are prone to misinterpretations and misunderstandings.
(White people’s perceptions of the emotions on black people’s faces are less accurate than their perceptions among other white people, University of Granada)
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