English Online Dictionary. What means racial? What does racial mean?
English
Etymology
1862, race + -ial.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪʃəl/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃəl
Adjective
racial (comparative more racial, superlative most racial)
- Of or relating to a race (or a people).
Derived terms
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Translations
Noun
racial (plural racials)
- (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
- Alaric, Arcila, Claira
Catalan
Etymology
From raça + -al.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /rə.siˈal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ra.siˈal/
Adjective
racial m or f (masculine and feminine plural racials)
- racial
Related terms
- raça
Further reading
- “racial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From race + -ial.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁa.sjal/
Adjective
racial (feminine raciale, masculine plural raciaux, feminine plural raciales)
- racial
Related terms
- race
- racialement
- racialiser
Further reading
- “racial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- raclai
Galician
Pronunciation
Adjective
racial m or f (plural raciais)
- racial
Further reading
- “racial” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology
From raça + -ial.
Pronunciation
Adjective
racial m or f (plural raciais)
- (relational) race (of people); racial
- (biology, relational) race or subspecies (of a population); racial
- (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 (plural raciales)
- racial
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “racial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014