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semiracist

semiracist adjective: somewhat racist.

Adjective

semiracist (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat racist.
    • Every modern state therefore is inherently semiracist because it proclaims the supreme interest of a discrete populace, defined by legacy as well as territory. This semiracist holding together of a people requires an exterior— a potential enemy.2003, Stanley Hauerwas, Dissent from the Homeland: Essays After September 11, page 65
    • In May, there was a disorderly demonstration outside the Leeds Students Union to protest against the visit of the right-wing Tory MP Patrick Wall, leader of the semi-racist Monday Club, notorious for his supportof the white minority regimes in southern Africa.2012, Jack Straw, Last Man Standing: Memoirs of a Political Survivor

Origin of semiracist

From semi- + racist.

Questions about semiracist

What does semiracist mean?
Semiracist means somewhat racist.
What part of speech is semiracist?
Semiracist is an adjective.

Words near semiracist in the dictionary

  1. semiquintiles
  2. semiquote
  3. semiquoted
  4. semiquotes
  5. semiquoting
  6. semiracist
  7. semiradial
  8. semiradiate
  9. semiradical
  10. semiradicals
  11. Semiramis

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