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    race
    /rās/

    noun

    • 1. a competition between runners, horses, vehicles, boats, etc., to see which is the fastest in covering a set course: "I won the first 50-lap race" Similar contestcompetitionrelayevent
    • 2. a strong or rapid current flowing through a narrow channel in the sea or a river: "angling for tuna in turbulent tidal races" Similar channelwaterwaywatercourseconduit

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  2. The meaning of RACE is any one of the groups that humans are often divided into based on physical traits regarded as common among people of shared ancestry; also : the fact of dividing people, or of people being divided, into such groups : categorization by race. How to use race in a sentence.

  3. Today, race refers to a group sharing some outward physical characteristics and some commonalities of culture and history. Ethnicity refers to markers acquired from the group with which one shares cultural, traditional, and familial bonds.

  4. RACE definition: 1. a competition in which all the competitors try to be the fastest and to finish first: 2. an…. Learn more.

  5. Jun 24, 2024 · race, the idea that the human species is divided into distinct groups on the basis of inherited physical and behavioral differences.

  6. Feb 22, 2019 · Race is defined as “a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits.” The term ethnicities is more broadly defined as “large groups of people classed...

  7. Any of several extensive human populations associated with broadly defined regions of the world and distinguished from one another on the basis of inheritable physical characteristics, traditionally conceived as including such traits as pigmentation, hair texture, and facial features.

  8. Jul 27, 2016 · Race is a human classification system that is socially constructed to distinguish between groups of people who share phenotypical characteristics. Since race is socially constructed, dominant groups in society have shaped and informed racial categories in order to maintain systems of power—thereby also producing racial inequality.

  9. a one, two, three, etc. horse race. a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning. The women’s competition was a two horse race between last year’s winners Surrey and the previous champions Essex.

  10. a competition in which people run, ride, drive, etc against each other in order to see who is the fastest: a horse race. Fewer examples. There were some rather hairy moments during the race. She finished the race in third position. I wasn't expecting to win the race but I didn't think I'd come last!

  11. Jun 24, 2024 · Race - History, Ideology, Science: Race as a categorizing term referring to human beings was first used in the English language in the late 16th century. Until the 18th century it had a generalized meaning similar to other classifying terms such as type, sort, or kind.

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