mixed-race
adjective /ˌmɪkstˈreɪs/Definition
› describes a person whose parents are of different races (= the groups that people are divided into according to their physical characteristics)Race and ethnicityRacial issues › involving people of different races: mixed-race marriagesRace and ethnicityRacial issues
(Definition of mixed-race adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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