Miscegenation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɪsˌɛdʒənˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mɪsˌɛdʒənˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɪsˌɛdʒənˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /mɪsˌɛdʒənˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crossbreeding interbreeding

Word Forms

miscegenate	verb	marry or cohabit with a person of another race
interbreed	verb	breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rassenmischung

Fortpflanzung durch Eltern verschiedener Rassen (insbesondere durch Weiße und Nicht-Weiße)

🇫🇷French

métissage

reproduction par des parents de races différentes (en particulier par des personnes blanches et non blanches)

🇪🇸Spanish

mestizaje

reproducción por padres de diferentes razas (especialmente por personas blancas y no blancas)

🇮🇹Italian

meticciato

riproduzione da parte di genitori di razze diverse (soprattutto da parte di bianchi e non bianchi)

🇳🇱Dutch

rassenvermenging

voortplanting door ouders van verschillende rassen (vooral door blanke en niet-blanke personen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

miscigenação

reprodução por pais de raças diferentes (especialmente por pessoas brancas e não brancas)

🇷🇺Russian

смешанные браки

воспроизводство родителями разных рас (особенно белыми и небелыми)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नसलों की मिलावट

विभिन्न नस्लों के माता-पिता द्वारा प्रजनन (विशेषकर श्वेत और गैर-श्वेत व्यक्तियों द्वारा)

🇧🇩Bengali

ভ্রান্তি

বিভিন্ন বর্ণের পিতামাতার দ্বারা প্রজনন (বিশেষ করে সাদা এবং অ-শ্বেতাঙ্গ ব্যক্তিদের দ্বারা)

🇮🇳Tamil

தவறான பிறப்பு

வெவ்வேறு இனங்களின் பெற்றோரால் இனப்பெருக்கம் (குறிப்பாக வெள்ளை மற்றும் வெள்ளை அல்லாத நபர்களால்)

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పుగా పుట్టుట

వివిధ జాతుల తల్లిదండ్రుల ద్వారా పునరుత్పత్తి (ముఖ్యంగా తెలుపు మరియు శ్వేతజాతీయులు)

🇮🇳Marathi

चुकीचा जन्म

वेगवेगळ्या वंशांच्या पालकांद्वारे पुनरुत्पादन (विशेषतः पांढरे आणि गैर-गोरे व्यक्तींद्वारे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખોટો જન્મ

વિવિધ જાતિના માતાપિતા દ્વારા પ્રજનન (ખાસ કરીને સફેદ અને બિન-શ્વેત વ્યક્તિઓ દ્વારા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿಸ್ಸೆಜೆನೇಷನ್

ವಿವಿಧ ಜನಾಂಗಗಳ ಪೋಷಕರಿಂದ ಸಂತಾನೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಬಿಳಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬಿಳಿಯರಲ್ಲದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിസെജനേഷൻ

വ്യത്യസ്ത വംശങ്ങളിൽപ്പെട്ട മാതാപിതാക്കളുടെ പുനരുൽപാദനം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വെള്ളക്കാരും വെളുത്തവരല്ലാത്തവരും)

🇵🇰Urdu

غلط فہمی

مختلف نسلوں کے والدین کے ذریعہ تولید (خاص طور پر سفید اور غیر سفید افراد کے ذریعہ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

异族通婚

不同种族的父母（尤其是白人和非白人）的生殖

🇯🇵Japanese

異人種間の混血

異なる人種の親による生殖（特に白人と非白人による）

🇰🇷Korean

잡종

다른 인종의 부모에 의한 생식(특히 백인과 유색인에 의한)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lai tạp

sinh sản bởi cha mẹ thuộc các chủng tộc khác nhau (đặc biệt là bởi người da trắng và không phải da trắng)

🇹🇭Thai

การเข้าใจผิด

การสืบพันธุ์โดยผู้ปกครองที่มีเชื้อชาติต่างกัน (โดยเฉพาะคนผิวขาวและไม่ใช่คนผิวขาว)

🇮🇩Indonesian

perkawinan antara suku atau bangsa

reproduksi oleh orang tua dari ras yang berbeda (terutama oleh orang kulit putih dan non-kulit putih)

🇲🇾Malay

perpisahan

pembiakan oleh ibu bapa pelbagai kaum (terutamanya oleh orang kulit putih dan bukan kulit putih)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمازج الأجناس

التكاثر من قبل آباء من أعراق مختلفة (خاصة من قبل الأشخاص البيض وغير البيض)

🇮🇷Persian

مخلوط کردن

تولید مثل توسط والدین نژادهای مختلف (به ویژه توسط افراد سفیدپوست و غیرسفید پوست)

🇹🇷Turkish

melezleşme

farklı ırklardan ebeveynler tarafından üreme (özellikle beyaz ve beyaz olmayan kişiler tarafından)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מיזוג

רבייה על ידי הורים לגזעים שונים (במיוחד על ידי אנשים לבנים ולא לבנים)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'miscegenation'?

The primary meaning of 'miscegenation' is 'reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'miscegenation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'miscegenation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'miscegenation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'miscegenation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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