Meanings
adjectivetransracial (not comparable)
- not comparableEncompassing more than one race of people; interracial.
transracial adoption
adoption by person(s) of one race of a child of another race
Synonyms: transrace
- neologismnot comparablerareIdentifying as a member of a different race of people than the race into which one was born.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:transracial.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveEncompassing more than one race of people; interracial.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Proto-Italic*trāns-
- Latintrans-
- Englishtrans-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁reh₁s-
- Proto-Germanic*rēsō
- Proto-West Germanic*rās
- Old Englishrǣs
- Proto-Germanic*rēsō
- Old Norserás
- Middle Englishrace
- Englishrace
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishracial
- Englishtransracial
Translations
Portuguese transracial
- transracialidentifying as a member of a different race
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Cite this entry
APA
transracial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transracial
MLA
“transracial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transracial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transracial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transracial.
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