Multiracial people
People of more than one race / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The terms multiracial people or mixed-race people refer to people who are of more than two races,[1] and the terms multi-ethnic people or ethnically mixed people refer to people who are of more than two ethnicities.[2][3] A variety of terms have been used both historically and presently for mixed-race people in a variety of contexts, including multiethnic, polyethnic, occasionally bi-ethnic, Métis, Muwallad,[4] Melezi,[5] Coloured, Dougla, half-caste, ʻafakasi, mestizo,[6] mutt,[7] Melungeon,[8] quadroon,[9] octoroon, sambo/zambo,[10] Eurasian,[11] hapa, hāfu, Garifuna, pardo, and Gurans. A number of these once-acceptable terms are now considered offensive, in addition to those that were initially coined for pejorative use.
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Individuals of mixed-race backgrounds make up a significant portion of the population in many parts of the world. In North America, studies have found that the mixed-race population is continuing to grow. In many countries of Latin America, mestizos make up the majority of the population and in some others also mulattoes. In the Caribbean, mixed-race people officially make up the majority of the population in the Dominican Republic (73%), Aruba (68%), and Cuba (51%).[12]