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    race
    /reɪs/

    noun

    • 1. a competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is the fastest in covering a set course: "Hill started from pole position and won the 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

    verb

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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. How they differ and overlap. What to Know. 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. one of the main groups to which people are often considered to belong, based on physical characteristics that they are perceived to share such as skin colour, eye shape, etc.: People of many different races were living side by side. [ U ]

  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. 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.

  7. In a race, two or more people compete to see who can reach a certain location first or who can travel a certain distance faster. A race can be formal, with judges and a crowd, or casual, as with a couple of children running across a yard. A person or thing that participates in a race is a racer.

  8. Let’s start first with race, which refers to a category of people who share certain inherited physical characteristics, such as skin color, facial features, and stature. A key question about race is whether it is more of a biological category or a social category.

  9. one of the main groups to which people are often considered to belong, based on physical characteristics that they are perceived to share such as skin color, eye shape, etc.: People of many different races were living side by side. [ U ]

  10. Aug 3, 2023 · There are 31 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun race, 16 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  11. 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...

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