the offspring of parents of different races or cultures
person noun (people)
half-castes
a category of people of mixed race or ethnicity. It's derived from the term Caste, which comes from the Latin castus, meaning pure, and the derivative Portuguese and Spanish casta, meaning race. Half-caste--along with terms such as caste, quarter-caste... (40 of 1778 words, 4 images)
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may refer to: Half-caste (or half-cast), people of mixed ethnicity | Half Caste (horse), the winner of the 1859 Grand National Steeplechase | Half Caste (poem), a poem by John Agard | Half-Caste (film), a horror film released in 2004 | Half Caste, a... (40 of 89 words, 5 definitions)
a person having parents of different races, especially the offspring of a European and an Indian | of, relating to, or designating such a person (24 of 429 words, 2 definitions, 8 usage examples)
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an offensive word for someone who has one white parent and one black parent. A more polite expression is person of mixed race. (23 of 48 words)
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of Eurasia | of mixed European and Asian descent | a person who has one European parent and one Asian parent, or a person who is generally of mixed ... (27 of 43 words, 4 definitions, pronunciation)
a person of mixed race. | a person of mixed European and Hindu or European and Muslim parentage. | a person descended from parents of different social ... (25 of 42 words, 4 definitions, pronunciation)
one of mixed racial descent; "half-breed" (6 of 37 words, pronunciation)
Describing someone of mixed racial descent in a derogatory manner. | A derogatory name for a person of mixed racial descent (20 of 22 words, 2 definitions)
a person whose parents are from different races. This term is usually considered offensive. (14 of 21 words, pronunciations)
A person of mixed racial descent. | Of mixed racial descent. (10 of 16 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
a person whose parents are of different races (8 of 10 words)
an offensive term for somebody of mixed racial parentage (9 of 17 words)
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