1
: of, relating to, or based on a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
a racial minority
2
: existing or occurring between races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
racial equality
Examples of racial in a Sentence
What is your racial identity?
There was racial tension on campus.
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In 2008, she was fined for a fifth time by a French court for inciting racial hatred against Muslims in France.
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Alexia Fernández, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
She was convicted and fined five times in French courts of inciting racial hatred, in incidents inspired by her opposition to the Muslim practice of slaughtering sheep during annual religious holidays.
—CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Accused of inciting racial hatred, Bardot was fined 5,000 Euros, which was not the first time she had been accused of such crimes.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2025
Bardot’s public remarks on immigration, Islam and homosexuality led to a string of convictions for inciting racial hatred.
—Ingrid Melander, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
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Alexia Fernández, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
She was convicted and fined five times in French courts of inciting racial hatred, in incidents inspired by her opposition to the Muslim practice of slaughtering sheep during annual religious holidays.
—CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Accused of inciting racial hatred, Bardot was fined 5,000 Euros, which was not the first time she had been accused of such crimes.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2025
Bardot’s public remarks on immigration, Islam and homosexuality led to a string of convictions for inciting racial hatred.
—Ingrid Melander, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for racial
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racial. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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racial
adjective
ra·cial
ˈrā-shəl 
: of, relating to, or based on a race
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