racial

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English

Etymology

1862, race +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

racial (comparative more racial, superlative most racial)

1. Of or relating to a race (or a people).

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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

• 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)

1. 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)

1. 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)

1. 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)

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

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Further reading

• “racial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014