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Definition of "interracial" []

  • Relating to, involving, or representing different races: interracial fellowship; an interracial neighborhood. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "interracial" in a sentence
  • "There are also huge disparities in interracial marriage between males and females in ways that match up with conventional wisdom."
  • "On the other hand, the rate of increase in interracial weddings seems to be no longer rising quickly, although it differs by race pairings."
  • "And we still have only 7 – 8% of people in interracial marriages overall, so that is hardly some kind of sea change."