subrace

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noun

A secondary or subsidiary race.

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Meanings

nounsubrace (plural subraces)

plural subraces

  1. biologyA secondary or subsidiary race.

    “The people in the south treat the northeast as a subrace of Brazilians,” said Roberto Quiñiero, who owns a small food market in Pedreiras.

    2009 May 18, Alexei Barrionuevo, “Little Relief Expected for Flood-Ravaged Brazil”, in New York Times

Origin

From sub- + race.

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APA

subrace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subrace

MLA

“subrace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subrace. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subrace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subrace.

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