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RACIAL GROUP [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
  • Security
OBS

racial. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of one race or the races of humankind.

OBS

race. An arbitrary classification of modern humans, sometimes, esp. formerly, based on any or a combination of various physical characteristics, as skin color, facial form, or eye shape, and now frequently based on such genetic markers as blood groups.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
  • Sécurité
OBS

racial. Relatif à la race, aux races.

OBS

race. Groupe ethnique qui se différencie des autres par un ensemble de caractères physiques héréditaires (couleur de la peau, forme de la tête, proportion des groupes sanguins, etc.) représentant des variations au sein de l'espèce.

Spanish

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