racial

English

Etymology

1862, race + -ial.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪʃəl/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃəl
  • (file)

Adjective

racial (comparative more racial, superlative most racial)

  1. Of or relating to a race (or a people).
    the racial complexion
    racial sterotypes
    racial remarks
    racial profiling
    racial discrimination

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

racial (plural racials)

  1. (gaming) A skill possessed by all characters of a certain race.

Further reading

  • "racial" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 248.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From raça + -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

racial m or f (masculine and feminine plural racials)

  1. racial

Further reading

French

Etymology

From race + -ial.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.sjal/

Adjective

racial (feminine raciale, masculine plural raciaux, feminine plural raciales)

  1. racial

Further reading

Anagrams

Galician

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /raˈθjal/ [raˈθjɑɫ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /raˈsjal/ [raˈsjɑɫ]

  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: ra‧cial

Adjective

racial m or f (plural raciais)

  1. racial

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From raça + -ial.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.siˈaw/ [ha.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈsjaw/ [haˈsjaʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁa.siˈaw/ [χa.sɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈsjaw/ [χaˈsjaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐˈsjal/ [ʁɐˈsjaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɐˈsja.li/

Adjective

racial m or f (plural raciais)

  1. (relational) race (of people); racial
  2. (biology, relational) race or subspecies (of a population); racial
  3. (relational) breed (of animal); racial

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English racial; compare raza (race).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /raˈθjal/ [raˈθjal]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /raˈsjal/ [raˈsjal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ra‧cial

Adjective

racial m or f (masculine and feminine plural raciales)

  1. racial

Derived terms

Further reading

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