Definition for: race

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English

Pronunciation

• /rās/, /reɪs/, / reIs /

Rhymes: -eɪs

Etymology 1

Middle English from Old Norse rás , akin to Old English ræs

Noun

race ( countable and uncountable ; plural races )

1. A large group of people set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage.
   • The Anglo-Saxon race
2. A large group of people set apart from others on the basis of common, genetically-linked, physical characteristics (e.g., skin color, hair type).
   • Race was a significant issue during apartheid in South Africa.
3. (Controversial) : One of the categories from the many subcategorizations of the human species. See's article on historical definitions of race.
   • The Native Americans colonized the New World in several waves from Asia, and thus they are part of the same Mongoloid race .
4. (Biology) : A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; informal for subspecies.
5. A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
6. A category or species of something that has emerged or evolved from an older one (with an implied parallel to animal breeding or evolutionary science).
   • The advent of the Internet has brought about a new race of entrepreneur.
   • Recent developments in artificial intelligence has brought about a new race of robots that can perform household chores without supervision.

Synonyms

• subspecies
• breed
• variety

Related terms

• racism
• racial
• racy

Etymology 2

Italian razza

Noun

race ( countable and uncountable ; plural races )

1. A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Several horses run in a horse race , and the first one to reach the finishing post wins; in an arms race several countries each try to acquire more powerful weapons than any other.
2. A progressive movement toward a goal.
3. A fast moving current of water.
4. A rhizome (esp. of ginger)
5. The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.

Translations

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• Breton: redadeg f (1), red m (3), gouenn f (5)
• Chinese: 比赛, 竞赛, 竞争; 人类, 种族, 种, 类
• Dutch: wedstrijd f (1), race f (1), wedloop m (1), ras n (5)
• Finnish: kilpailu (1, 2), rotu (5)
• French: course f (1), race f (5)
• German: Rennen n (1, 2), Rasse f (4, 5)
• Hungarian: verseny ↺
• Ido : raso
• Indonesian: lomba / pacuan (1), laju (2,3), ras (4)
• Interlingua: cursa (1, 2); currente, torrente (3); racia (4, 5)
• Irish: clann f (4)
• Italian: corsa f (1)
• Japanese: 競争 (きょうそう, kyōsō) (1), 進行 (しんこう, shinkō) (2), 人種 (じんしゅ, jinshu) (4)
• Polish: wyścig m (1, 2), rasa (3, 4)
• Portuguese: corrida f (1,2); correnteza f , torrente f (3); raça f (4, 5)
• Romanian: cursă, concurs (1)
• Spanish: concurso (1), carrera (2), corriente (3), raza (4, 5), raíz (7)
• Russian: гонка f , гонки pl (1, 2), раса f (4, 5)
• Korean: 시합 (shihab)

Intransitive verb

to race ( third-person singular simple present races , present participle racing , simple past raced , past participle raced )

1. To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
2. To move or drive at high speed.

   As soon as it was time to go home, he raced for the door.

   Her heart was racing as she peered into the dimly lit room.

3. Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.

Translations

• Breton: kemer perzh en ur redadeg (1)
• Dutch: racen, rennen, wedlopen
• Finnish: kilpailla (1)
• Indonesian: lomba (1), berpacu (1, 2), melaju (2)
• Interlingua: currer (1, 2)
• Italian: correre (2)
• Japanese: 競争する (きょうそうする, kyōsō-suru), 競う (きそう, kisou) (1)
• Portuguese: correr (1, 2)

French

Pronunciation

• /ʀas/, / Ras /

  Rhymes: -as

Noun

race f

1. race ( classification )
2. kind

Synonyms

• espèce

Related terms

• racial
• racisme
• raciste
• racisty

Other Translations for "race"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		race
Hex		72 e1 63 65
Pig Latin		aceray

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