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- Dictionaryrace/reɪs/
noun
- 1. a competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is the fastest in covering a set course: "Hill started from pole position and won the race" Similar
- 2. a strong or rapid current flowing through a narrow channel in the sea or a river: "angling for tuna in turbulent tidal races" Similar
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" Similar
- 2. move or progress swiftly or at full speed: "I raced into the house" Similar
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dated: a group of people sharing a common cultural, geographical, linguistic, or religious origin or background. The Yorkshire type had always been the strongest of the British strains; the Norwegian and the Dane were a different race from the Saxon.—Henry Adams.
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 ]
The concept of ethnicity contrasts with that of race in that it is concerned with group cultural identity or expression whereas race focuses on physical and biogenetic traits.
Jun 24, 2024 · race, the idea that the human species is divided into distinct groups on the basis of inherited physical and behavioral differences.
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.
A race is a competition to see who is the fastest, for example in running, swimming, or driving. The first Le Mans 24-hour motor race was won by André Lagache and René Léonard. 2.verb B1+. If you race, you take part in a race. In the 10 years I raced in Europe, 30 drivers were killed. [VERB] They may even have raced each other–but not regularly.
Jul 27, 2016 · Race is a human classification system that is socially constructed to distinguish between groups of people who share phenotypical characteristics. Since race is socially constructed, dominant groups in society have shaped and informed racial categories in order to maintain systems of power—thereby also producing racial inequality.
a one, two, three, etc. horse race. a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning. The women’s competition was a two horse race between last year’s winners Surrey and the previous champions Essex.
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.
Feb 22, 2019 · Race is defined as “a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits.” The term ethnicities is more broadly defined as “large groups of people classed...
