biracial
adjective
bi·ra·cial
(ˌ)bī-ˈrā-shəl 
: of, relating to, or involving members of two races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
a biracial coalition
biracial couples
also
: having parents from two races
biracial children
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McQueen was inspired to create the character after being struck by an image of a young biracial person taken from the time period of the Blitz.
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
And although Allred has not made his biracial identity a key component of his campaign, the significance of his race and his diverse base is not lost on him.
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The vice president has openly discussed her biracial background of having a Jamaican father and Indian mother.
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Our Evenings, by Alan Hollinghurst Recommended Cooperation Transformed FEMA faces a torrent of challenges to its growing relief efforts
This fictional memoir of a successful, aging stage actor begins with his experiences as a biracial, gay scholarship student at a British boarding school.
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
And although Allred has not made his biracial identity a key component of his campaign, the significance of his race and his diverse base is not lost on him.
—Char Adams, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The vice president has openly discussed her biracial background of having a Jamaican father and Indian mother.
—Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Our Evenings, by Alan Hollinghurst Recommended Cooperation Transformed FEMA faces a torrent of challenges to its growing relief efforts
This fictional memoir of a successful, aging stage actor begins with his experiences as a biracial, gay scholarship student at a British boarding school.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
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biracial
adjective
bi·ra·cial
(ˈ)bī-ˈrā-shəl
: of, relating to, or involving people from two races
biracial communities
especially
: having biological parents of two different ethnic identities
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