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
Examples of biracial in a Sentence
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Her disjunctive narrative structure merely retreads magical realism — in which Flora’s gaggle of daughters and housekeeper Italia (Carol Duarte), who hides a biracial child, might be superstitious illusions, a way to sentimentalize what is troublesome.
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Armond White, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
Miss Sandra Douglass Morgan, an African American, a woman of color, actually biracial.
—CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
Chiefs wide receivers coach Connor Embree is the biracial son of former 49ers assistant and current Miami Dolphins assistant head coach Jon Embree, who is Black.
—USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
One exemplifies post-racial America—a Black professor, his white wife, and their biracial daughter—and the other is a troupe of caricatures in blackface.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Thousands of biracial children were born as a result of the South Korea-U.S. security alliance.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
William Givens-Jensen (USA), 2023 Olivia, a talented biracial actress, participates in an audition through a Zoom call.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
His friends describe him as a devout Christian devoted to his biracial family.
—Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
For example, the Dashwood sisters had a white father, and are Black biracial.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 28 Feb. 2024
Armond White, National Review, 3 Apr. 2024
Miss Sandra Douglass Morgan, an African American, a woman of color, actually biracial.
—CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
Chiefs wide receivers coach Connor Embree is the biracial son of former 49ers assistant and current Miami Dolphins assistant head coach Jon Embree, who is Black.
—USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
One exemplifies post-racial America—a Black professor, his white wife, and their biracial daughter—and the other is a troupe of caricatures in blackface.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
Thousands of biracial children were born as a result of the South Korea-U.S. security alliance.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
William Givens-Jensen (USA), 2023 Olivia, a talented biracial actress, participates in an audition through a Zoom call.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
His friends describe him as a devout Christian devoted to his biracial family.
—Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
For example, the Dashwood sisters had a white father, and are Black biracial.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 28 Feb. 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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