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Meaning of half-breed

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

half-breed

noun

Definitions

  1. A person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed White and American Indian parentage (metis, métis, Metis, Métis).

    Example: In South Korean society, which extols the virtues of ethnic purity, "half-breed" people are viewed with disdain and contempt.

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of an animal or human) Having one purebred parent; hybrid; of mixed racial parentage or ancestry.