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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"
Jul 31, 2020 · An ethnicity is a social group that shares a common and distinctive culture, religion, or language. It also refers to a person’s ethnic traits, background, allegiance, or association. Like race, the meaning and use of the word ethnicity has changed over the last few centuries.
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.
Toggle Racial makeup of the U.S. population subsection. White and European Americans. Middle Eastern and North African Americans. Hispanic and Latino Americans. African Americans. Asian Americans. Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders Americans. Two or more races. Genetic admixture. Members of other races
a situation in which people compete against each other for power or control: the race for governor. the races. an event when horses race against each other. See also. the human race. the rat race. Idioms. a race against time/the clock. race. verb. uk / reɪs / us. race verb (COMPETE) B1. to compete in a race: I'll race you to the end of the road.
Mar 13, 2021 · Race is usually seen as biological, referring to the physical characteristics of a person, while ethnicity is viewed as a social science construct that describes a person's cultural identity. Ethnicity can be displayed or hidden, depending on individual preferences, while racial identities are always on display, to a greater or lesser degree.
May 28, 2008 · Relying on social constructivism, they define race as “a human group defined by itself or others as distinct by virtue of perceived common physical characteristics that are held to be inherent…Determining which characteristics constitute the race…is a choice human beings make.
race. noun. /reɪs/ competition. [countable] race (between A and B) race (against somebody) a competition between people, animals, vehicles, etc. to see which one is the faster or fastest a race between the two best runners of the club Who won the race? He's already in training for the big race against Bailey.
