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'''Multiracial''' is defined as made up of or relating to people of many [[Race (human classification)|races]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/multiracial |title=Definition of ''multiracial'' in English |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2013 |website=Oxford Dictionaries|publisher=Oxford University Press |accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref> Many terms exist for people of various multiracial backgrounds. While some of the terms used in the past are considered insulting and offensive, there are many socially acceptable modern terms that multiracial people identify with. These include ''mixed-race'' (or simply "mixed"), ''biracial'', ''multiracial'', ''multiethnic'', ''polyethnic'', ''half'', ''half-and-half'', ''[[métis]]'', ''[[Creole peoples|creole]]'', ''[[mestizo]]'', ''[[mulatto]]'', ''[[melungeon]]'', ''[[Criollo people|criollo]]'', ''[[chindian]]'', ''[[dougla]]'', ''[[quadroon]]'', ''[[zambo]]'', ''[[Eurasian (mixed ancestry)|eurasian]]'', ''[[hāfu]]'' and ''[[pardo]]''. |
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multicultural babies are made by EUNICE AND YASIN'''Multiracial''' is defined as made up of or relating to people of many [[Race (human classification)|races]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/multiracial |title=Definition of ''multiracial'' in English |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2013 |website=Oxford Dictionaries|publisher=Oxford University Press |accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref> Many terms exist for people of various multiracial backgrounds. While some of the terms used in the past are considered insulting and offensive, there are many socially acceptable modern terms that multiracial people identify with. These include ''mixed-race'' (or simply "mixed"), ''biracial'', ''multiracial'', ''multiethnic'', ''polyethnic'', ''half'', ''half-and-half'', ''[[métis]]'', ''[[Creole peoples|creole]]'', ''[[mestizo]]'', ''[[mulatto]]'', ''[[melungeon]]'', ''[[Criollo people|criollo]]'', ''[[chindian]]'', ''[[dougla]]'', ''[[quadroon]]'', ''[[zambo]]'', ''[[Eurasian (mixed ancestry)|eurasian]]'', ''[[hāfu]]'' and ''[[pardo]]''. |
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Individuals of multiracial backgrounds make up a significant portion of the population in many parts of the world. In [[North America]], studies have found that the multiracial population is continuing to grow. Because of a decline in [[racism]], multiracial people no longer feel the need to hide their heritage. In many countries of [[Latin America]] and the [[Caribbean]], mixed-race people make up the majority of the population. Other countries where multiracial people make up a sizable portion of the population are the [[United States]], [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Italy]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Spain]], parts of [[Africa]] and [[Asia]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Mauritius]], and [[Fiji]]. |
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Individuals of multiracial backgrounds make up a significant portion of the population in many parts of the world. In [[North America]], studies have found that the multiracial population is continuing to grow. Because of a decline in [[racism]], multiracial people no longer feel the need to hide their heritage. In many countries of [[Latin America]] and the [[Caribbean]], mixed-race people make up the majority of the population. Other countries where multiracial people make up a sizable portion of the population are the [[United States]], [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[Italy]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Spain]], parts of [[Africa]] and [[Asia]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Mauritius]], and [[Fiji]]. |