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- DictionaryRace/rās/
noun
- 1. a competition between runners, horses, vehicles, boats, etc., to see which is the fastest in covering a set course: "I won the first 50-lap race"
- 2. a strong or rapid current flowing through a narrow channel in the sea or a river: "angling for tuna in turbulent tidal races"
verb
- 1. compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective: "the vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced"
- 2. move or progress swiftly or at full speed: "I raced into the house"
Any of several extensive human populations associated with broadly defined regions of the world and distinguished from one another on the basis of inheritable physical characteristics, traditionally conceived as including such traits as pigmentation, hair texture, and facial features.
Race as a categorizing term referring to human beings was first used in the English language in the late 16th century. Until the 18th century it had a generalized meaning similar to other classifying terms such as type, sort, or kind. Occasional literature of Shakespeare’s time referred to a “race of saints” or “a race of bishops.”
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 ]
Race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. The term came into common usage during the 16th century, when it was used to refer to groups of various kinds, including those characterized by close kinship relations.
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 ]
noun. OPAL W. /reɪs/ Idioms. competition. [countable] a competition between people, animals, vehicles, etc. to see which one is the faster or fastest. a boat/horse race. a five-kilometre road race. Who won the race? Shall we have a race to the end of the beach? She ran a good race to finish second.
Jul 31, 2020 · Formally defined, race is an arbitrary classification of modern humans, sometimes, especially formerly, based on any or a combination of various physical characteristics, as skin color, facial form, or eye shape.
