2007-06-07
17:46:58
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➔ Cultures & Groups
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race 2 noun each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics : people of all races, colors, and creeds. • a group of people sharing the same culture, history, language, etc.; an ethnic group : we Scots were a bloodthirsty race then. • the fact or condition of belonging to such a division or group; the qualities or characteristics associated with this : people of mixed race. • a group or set of people or things with a common feature or features : some male firefighters still regarded women as a race apart. • Biology a population within a species that is distinct in some way, esp. a subspecies : people have killed so many tigers that two races are probably extinct. • (in nontechnical use) each of the major divisions of living creatures : a member of the human race | the race of birds. • poetic/literary a group of people descended from a common ancestor : a prince of the race of Solomon. • archaic ancestry : two coursers of ethereal race.
2007-06-07
17:54:29 ·
update #1