miscegenation
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /mɪˌsɛdʒ.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
Noun

miscegenation

  1. (chiefly, US, see usage notes) The mixing or blending of race in marriage or breeding, interracial marriage. [from 1863]
  2. (figuratively) A mixing or blending, especially one which is considered to be inappropriate.
Synonyms
  • miscegeny
Related terms Translations
  • French: métissage
  • Italian: miscegenazione, mescolanza etnica
  • Portuguese: miscigenação
  • Russian: смеше́ние
  • Spanish: mestizaje



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