racial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial From race + -ial.
Meanings
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Of or relating to a race (or a people).
racial discrimination
racial stereotypes
Coincidentally, support for race-conscious policies, such as affirmative action, financial reparations for slavery, and race-based government assistance, have reached record highs. In fact, by some measures, the racial liberalism of white Democrats and liberals has even surpassed that of their non-white counterparts.
2022 May 2, Zachary Goldberg, “Explaining Shifts in White Racial Liberalism: The Role of Collective Moral Emotions and Media Effects”, in Georgia State University, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2025, page 1:racial remarks
racial profiling
From a musical point of view, the modern Iberian seems a fac-simile of the mediæval Frenchman. Barring out racial distinctions, they both live in an analogous environment.
1712, The Art Melodious - Observations of a Musician, page 36:Such extremes have always been characteristic of the barbarous northmen, and we may not be wrong in referring to racial causes for the solution of this problem of contrarieties otherwise inexplicable.
1854, W. Stevens, Printer (publishers), The Leisure Hour - An Illustrated Magazine for Home Reading · Volume 3, page 678:the racial complexion
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more racial | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most racial | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
postracialised · aracial · socioracial · biracial · pre-racial · alethoracial · pre-racialised · preracial · transracialist · multiracial · non-racial · transracial · racialized · trans-racialism · pseudo-racial · anti-racial · ethnoracial · interracial · racial hygiene · racial barrier · racialist · cisracial · racial purity · omniracial · racialistic · racial profiling · pro-racialism · pseudoracial · trans-racialist · racially · trans-racial · racial science · post-racialised · post-racialism · uniracial · post-racialized · pre-racialized · cis-racialism · racialize · racialised · racialise · racialistically · cisracialism · triracial · transracialism · pre-racialism · preracialised · preracialism · aletho-racial · preraciality · racialness · quadriracial · racial integration · multi-racial · postracial · racialistical · racialism · racialisation · racializing · postracialism · pro-racial · racial memory · cis-racial · inter-racial · antiracial · hyperracial · proracialism · proto-racial · polyracial · racialization · subracial · post-racial · postraciality · trans-raciality · racial profile · racial spoils · intraracial · post-raciality · postracialized · racialising · racial profiler · antiracialism · proracial · racial grievance industry · racial Marxism · monoracial · raciality · pre-raciality · preracialized · transraciality · nonracial · anti-racialism
Relateds
racist · racism · cisracism · pro-racist · transracism · cis-racism · pro-racism · preracism · postracism · pre-racism · post-racism · antiracism · race · trans-racism · anti-racism · proracism · antiracist · proracist · racistic · anti-racist
Translations (34)
uz irqiy (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · pl rasowy (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · ru ра́совый (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · az irqi (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · tr ırki (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · fi rodullinen (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · cs rasový (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · fr racial (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · ug ئىرقىي (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · hu faji (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · ar عِرْقِيّ (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · ckb ڕەگەزی (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · bg ра́сов (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · ar عُنْصُرِيّ (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · ca racial (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · pt racial (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · de rassisch (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · fa نژادی (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · uk ра́совий (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · sv rasmässig (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · it razziale (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · fi rotu- (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · be ра́савы (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · ro rasial (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · sv ras- (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · es racial (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · da racemæssig (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · de Rassen- (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · el φυλετικός (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · grc γενικός (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · gl racial (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · kk нәсілдік (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · sk rasový (of or relating to a race (or a people)) · eo rasa (of or relating to a race (or a people))