multiracialism

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noun

The promotion of a diverse society composed of various races with different cultural backgrounds.

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Meanings

nounmultiracialism (usually uncountable, plural multiracialisms)

plural multiracialisms

  1. uncountableusuallyThe promotion of a diverse society composed of various races with different cultural backgrounds.
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    But the rise of multiracialism is not all Kumbaya choruses and “postracial” identity. The N.A.A.C.P. criticized the census change, fearing that since so few in the black community are of fully African descent, mass attrition to a mixed-race option could threaten political clout and Federal financing.

    2008 March 23, Peggy Orenstein, “Mixed Messenger”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2020

Origin

From multiracial + -ism.

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Translations

Portuguese multirracialismo
  • multirracialismopromotion of diverse cultural backgrounds
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APA

multiracialism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiracialism

MLA

“multiracialism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiracialism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiracialism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiracialism.

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