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borderism

UK/ˈbɔːdərɪzəm/

borderism noun: a form of racial discrimination faced by those who disregard the colour bar.

Noun

borderism (uncountable)

  1. A form of racial discrimination faced by those who disregard the colour bar.
    • Ironically, if race were natural and essential, individuals would not have to engage in borderism. The act of borderism is one of the many ways in which individuals construct or "do" race.2000, Heather M. Dalmage, Tripping on the Color Line: Black-white Multiracial Families in a Racially Divided World, Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page 41

Origin of borderism

From border + -ism.

Questions about borderism

What does borderism mean?
Borderism means a form of racial discrimination faced by those who disregard the colour bar.
What part of speech is borderism?
Borderism is a noun.
How do you pronounce borderism?
Borderism is pronounced /ˈbɔːdərɪzəm/ (UK).

Words near borderism in the dictionary

  1. bordergore
  2. Borderies
  3. bordering
  4. bordering on
  5. borderings
  6. borderism
  7. borderization
  8. borderjumper
  9. borderjumpers
  10. borderland
  11. borderlander

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