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I grew up in an area of Ireland where there weren't many black or mixed-race children. But I never had any hassle; maybe I've blocked it out, but I don't think so.
Ruth Negga

Meaning of "mixed-race" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MIXED-RACE

mixed-race play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIXED-RACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mixed-Race is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MIXED-RACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mixed-race

Multiracial

Multiracial is defined as made up of or relating to people of many races. In the United States, the 2000 census was the first in the history of the country to offer respondents the option of identifying themselves as belonging to more than one race. This multiracial option was considered a necessary adaptation to the demographic and cultural changes that the United States has been experiencing. Cuba, Israel, and Malaysia are examples of multi-racial societies.

Definition of mixed-race in the English dictionary

The definition of mixed-race in the dictionary is relating to or characteristic of people of different ethnic origins.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIXED-RACE

mixed economy
mixed farm
mixed farming
mixed forest
mixed grill
mixed language
mixed marriage
mixed martial arts
mixed media
mixed metaphor
mixed race
mixed salad
mixed spice
mixed up
mixed-ability
mixed-flow turbine
mixed-media
mixed-up
mixedly
mixedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIXED-RACE

brace
disgrace
drag race
embrace
grace
Horace
horse race
human race
mixed race
not in the race
one-horse race
race
retrace
road race
space race
terrace
the human race
trace
with good grace
year of grace

Synonyms and antonyms of mixed-race in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mixed-race» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIXED-RACE

Find out the translation of mixed-race to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mixed-race from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mixed-race» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

混血
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mestiza
570 millions of speakers

English

mixed-race
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिश्रित दौड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مختلط العرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смешанной расы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mestiça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিশ্র-জাতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

métis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

berbilang kaum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mixed-Rennen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

混血
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혼혈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Campuran-ras
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hỗn hợp chủng tộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலப்பு இனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिश्र-शर्यत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karışık ırk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

razza mista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rasy mieszanej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

змішаної раси
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mixt - cursa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μιγάδες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gemengde - ras
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blandras
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mixed- race
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mixed-race

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIXED-RACE»

The term «mixed-race» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.527 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MIXED-RACE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mixed-race» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mixed-race» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mixed-race

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5 QUOTES WITH «MIXED-RACE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mixed-race.
1
JJ Feild
London is the most multicultural, mixed-race place on Earth.
2
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Speaking as a mixed-race woman, there aren't many historical stories about people like me.
3
Ruth Negga
I grew up in an area of Ireland where there weren't many black or mixed-race children. But I never had any hassle; maybe I've blocked it out, but I don't think so.
4
Dan O'Brien
It's important for me to think I'm mixed-race.
5
Antonia Thomas
I'd love to be in a period drama - that's my obsession. But being a mixed-race actress, there aren't so many roles you're right for.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIXED-RACE»

Discover the use of mixed-race in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mixed-race and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
What Are You?: Voices of Mixed-Race Young People
Many young people of racially mixed backgrounds discuss their feelings about family relationships, prejudice, dating, personal identity, and other issues.
Pearl Fuyo Gaskins, 1999
2
Mixed Race Literature
This collection presents the first scholarly attempt to map the rapidly emerging field of mixed-race literature, defined as texts written by authors who represent multiple cultural and literary traditions.
Jonathan Brennan, 2002
3
American Mixed Race: The Culture of Microdiversity
This exciting multidisciplinary collection brings together twenty-two original essays by scholars on the cutting edge of racial theory, who address both the American concept of race and the specific problems experienced by those who do not ...
Naomi Zack, 1995
4
Race and Mixed Race
Author note: Naomi Zack is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Albany. She herself is of mixed race: Jewish, African American, and Native American.
Naomi Zack, 1994
5
'Mixed Race' Studies: A Reader
Bringing together pioneering and controversial scholarship from both the social and biological sciences as well as the humanities, this book charts the evolution of debates on race and mixed race from the 19th century to the present day.
Jayne O. Ifekwunigwe, 2004
6
Mixed Race Hollywood
Situated at the cutting-edge juncture of ethnic studies and media studies, this collection addresses early mixed-race film characters, Blaxploitation, mixed race in children’s television programming, and the "outing" of mixed-race stars ...
Mary C. Beltran, Camilla Fojas, 2008
7
Mixed-Race, Post-Race: Gender, New Ethnicities and Cultural ...
Rigorously researched, this book is the first to combine children's accounts on 'race' and identity with contemporary cultural theory.
Suki Ali, 2003
8
But Don’t Call Me White: Mixed Race Women Exposing Nuances ...
This book is an invaluable resource for a wide range of activists, scholars and general readers, including sociologists, sociologists of education, feminists, anti-oppression/social justice scholars, critical multicultural educators, and ...
Silvia Cristina Bettez, 2012
9
The Souls of Mixed Folk: Race, Politics, and Aesthetics in ...
Both approaches can obscure some of the more critically astute engagements with new millennial iterations of mixed race by the multi-generic cohort of contemporary writers, artists, and performers discussed in this book.
Michele Elam, 2011
10
Mixed-race and Modernity in Colonial India: Changing ...
Focusing on Portuguese, British and French colonial spaces, this book traces changing concepts of mixed-race identity in early colonial India.
Adrian Carton, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIXED-RACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mixed-race is used in the context of the following news items.
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E.L. Doctorow was 'one of America's greatest novelists'
... and the Carolinas from the vantage points of Sherman himself, a mixed-race freed slave girl, a brilliant but dispassionate battlefield surgeon, ... «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
2
How the new generation of late-night hosts could affect the …
28, Trevor Noah, a relatively unknown comic from South Africa whose stand-up draws from his experiences as a mixed-race child raised during ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
Movies dominate family-friendly things to do around New Orleans …
In the novel, an 11-year-old mixed-race girl becomes a competitive swimmer to address her fears of her mother's impending military ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
4
Edgy Noah interview cuts straight to it
Noah describes his mixed-race upbringing (“his birth was evidence of a crime,” writes Baron), and the heart-wrenching day his mother was shot ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
5
EL Doctorow dies; wrote 'Ragtime,' 'The March'
... a mixed-race freed slave girl, a brilliant but dispassionate battlefield surgeon and two Confederate prisoners who adopt various disguises. «Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
6
'Unexpected' Is a Touching Take on the Trials of Unplanned …
... phases of ongoing motherhood together, teacher and student find themselves forming a bond as their contrasting mixed-race narratives build ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
7
Trevor Noah Tells 'GQ' About His 'Surreal' Journey From South …
Who is Trevor Noah? That was the question many asked when the mixed-race South African comic was chosen to take over for Jon Stewart as ... «ETCanada.com, Jul 15»
8
'Mexican WhiteBoy' tackles race for young adult readers
He grew up in a mixed-race family in San Antonio, Texas, and he told me that he didn't finish reading a whole novel — any novel — until he ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jul 15»
9
Mixed Race Irish: 'We were the dust to be swept away'
Adaser is one of about 70 mixed-race people who have come together in the past few years as Mixed Race Irish, a campaign and support ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
10
Multiracial Asian Americans 'Most Popular' in Online Dating: Study
"One potential explanation of these preferences is that contemporary media promotes certain mixed-race appearances as chic, fashionable, ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»

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