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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Another heart highlighted the lasting impacts from the redlining of Troost Avenue a century ago, which long served as a dividing line of racial segregation in Kansas City.
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Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
It was installed in the left‑field concourse last month, six years after the city of Dallas removed it from Love Field following the 2020 protests and national reckoning over racial injustice.
—Marissa Armas, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
In the aftermath of nationwide protests over policing and racial justice in 2020, Boston convened the Police Reform Task Force to examine the policies and practices of the Boston Police Department and recommend reforms to improve transparency, accountability, and community trust.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Hosted by Riz Ahmed, SNL UK sent up the biggest series on British television with a sketch confronting claims that The Traitors contestants display unconscious racial bias by voting out people of color.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
It was installed in the left‑field concourse last month, six years after the city of Dallas removed it from Love Field following the 2020 protests and national reckoning over racial injustice.
—Marissa Armas, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
In the aftermath of nationwide protests over policing and racial justice in 2020, Boston convened the Police Reform Task Force to examine the policies and practices of the Boston Police Department and recommend reforms to improve transparency, accountability, and community trust.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Hosted by Riz Ahmed, SNL UK sent up the biggest series on British television with a sketch confronting claims that The Traitors contestants display unconscious racial bias by voting out people of color.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racial. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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racial
adjective
ra·cial
ˈrā-shəl 
: of, relating to, or based on a race
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