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ra·cial

(rā′shəl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of race or races.

2. Arising from or based on differences among human racial groups: racial conflict; racial discrimination.

ra′cial·ly adv.

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racial

(ˈreɪʃəl)

adj

1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) denoting or relating to the division of the human species into races on grounds of physical characteristics

2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) characteristic of any such group

3. (Sociology) relating to or arising from differences between the races: racial harmony.

4. (Biology) of or relating to a subspecies

ˈracially adv

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ra•cial

(ˈreɪ ʃəl)

adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of one race or the races of humankind.

2. between races: racial harmony; racial relations.

[1860–65]

ra′cial•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	racial - of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people; "racial groups"
	2.	racial - of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups; "racial differences"; "racial discrimination" nonracial - not racial; having nothing to do with race or races; "his remarks were intended to be completely nonracial"; "a nonracial reason for the peremptory challenge of the juror"

racial

adjective ethnic, ethnological, national, folk, genetic, tribal, genealogical the protection of national and racial minorities

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Translations

عُنْصُري، عِرْقيعُنْصُريّ

rasový

racemæssig

rotu-

rasni

emberfajtákra vonatkozófaji

kynòátta-

razziale

人種の

인종의

rasen

ras-

ที่เกี่ยวกับเชื้อชาติ

ırkla ilgiliırksal

thuộc chủng tộc

种族的

racial

[ˈreɪʃəl]

A. ADJ → racial

B. CPD racial discrimination N → discriminación f racial
racial integration N → integración f racial

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

racial

[ˈreɪʃ^əl] adj [bias, equality, harmony, justice] → racial(e); [hatred, violence, harassment, attack, abuse] → racial(e); [segregation, tension] → racial(e); [diversity] → racial(e) racial discriminationracial discrimination n → discrimination f racialeracial harassment n → persécution f raciste

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racial

adj → rassisch, Rassen-; pride → auf die Rasse; racial discrimination → Rassendiskriminierung f; racial equality → Rassengleichheit f; racial minority → rassische Minderheit; racial prejudice → Rassenvorurteil nt; racial violence → rassistische Gewalt; to promote racial harmony → das harmonische Zusammenleben der verschiedenen Rassen fördern; to do something on racial grounds → etw aus rassistischen Gründen tun; to vote along racial lines → entsprechend der Rassenzugehörigkeit wählen

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racial

[ˈreɪʃ/əl] adj (tension) → razziale; (harmony, equality) → fra le razze

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race²

(reis) noun

1. any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections. the Negro race; the white races; (also adjective) race relations.

2. the fact of belonging to any of these various sections. the problem of race.

3. a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.

racial (ˈreiʃəl) adjective

of, or having to do with, race or a particular race. racial characteristics; racial discrimination/hatred.

ˈracialism (ˈreiʃə-) , ˈracism noun

1. the belief that some races of men are better than others.

2. prejudice against someone on the grounds of his race.

ˈracialist (ˈreiʃə-) , ˈracist noun, adjective

racist attitudes.

the human race

mankind.

of mixed race

having ancestors (especially parents) from two or more different human races.

racial

→ عُنْصُريّ rasový racemæssig rassisch φυλετικός racial rotu- racial rasni razziale 人種の 인종의 rassen- rase- rasowy racial расовый ras- ที่เกี่ยวกับเชื้อชาติ ırkla ilgili thuộc chủng tộc 种族的

racial

a. racial, étnico-a, de la raza;

___ prejudice → prejuicio ___;

___ immunity → inmunidad ___, tipo de inmunidad natural de los miembros de una raza.

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