Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subrace

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: sub-race
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A secondary or subsidiary race.

Example Sentences

"“The people in the south treat the northeast as a subrace of Brazilians,” said Roberto Quiñiero, who owns a small food market in Pedreiras."

Etymology

From sub- + race.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

subraces (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

subracial

Questions

What does subrace mean?: A secondary or subsidiary race.
Where does subrace come from?: From sub- + race.

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