racial

[ rey-shuh l ]
/ ˈreɪ ʃəl /
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adjective

of or relating to the social construct of race: racial diversity; racial stereotypes.
(no longer in technical use) of, relating to, or characteristic of one race or the races of humankind.

Origin of racial

First recorded in 1860–65; race2 + -ial

OTHER WORDS FROM racial

ra·cial·ly, adverb an·ti·ra·cial, adjective non·ra·cial, adjective

Words nearby racial

rachitic rosary, rachitis, rachitogenic, rachmaninoff, rachmanism, racial, racial memory, racial profiling, racial unconscious, racialism, racialize

Words related to nonracial

multicultural, open, interracial, multiracial, nonsectarian

Example sentences from the Web for nonracial

British Dictionary definitions for nonracial (1 of 2)

nonracial
/ (nɒnˈreɪʃəl) /

adjective

not related to racial factors or discrimination

British Dictionary definitions for nonracial (2 of 2)

racial
/ (ˈreɪʃəl) /

adjective

denoting or relating to the division of the human species into races on grounds of physical characteristics
characteristic of any such group
relating to or arising from differences between the races racial harmony
of or relating to a subspecies

Derived forms of racial

racially, adverb

Medical definitions for nonracial

racial
[ rā′shəl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of race or races.
Arising from or based on differences among human racial groups.

Other words from racial

ra′cial•ly adv.