forbidden word: racial
racial
racial, adj
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of or relating to the social construct of race.
racial diversity;
racial stereotypes. -
(no longer in technical use) of, relating to, or characteristic of one race or the races of humankind.
Other Word Forms
- racially adverb
- antiracial adjective
- nonracial adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of racial1
First recorded in 1860–65; race 2 + -ial
from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025d). In Dictionary.com.
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example sentences: racial
The FBI has fired a group of agents who were pictured kneeling at a racial justice protest over the death of George Floyd, US media reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
From BBC
Decades of research has shown that racial animus and racism are tied to support of the GOP, conservatism and, now, Trumpism.
From Salon
“This type of garbage about ICE and Border Patrol agents engaging in an ‘ethnic cleansing,’ and racial profiling vilifies our law enforcement.”
From Los Angeles Times
Another man accused of assaulting pro-Palestinian demonstrators and hurling racial epithets at them was also granted diversion in July.
From Los Angeles Times
Castas charted categories of racial mixing, assigning hierarchies based on proximity to whiteness.
From Los Angeles Times
from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025d). In Dictionary.com.
September 27th, 2025
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