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racialism

n.
US //ˈɹeɪʃəˌɫɪzəm// UK //ɹˈeɪʃəlˌɪzəm// racial·ism Archaic
Synonyms
Origin

From racial + -ism. Coined in 1882 based on the older use of "race" as a synonym of "nation, tribe, ethnic group", later senses (from 1890) from the use of "race" for racial categories.

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