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Noun: racism  rey-si-zum
  1. The prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
     
  2. Discriminatory or abusive behaviour towards members of another race
    - racialism, racial discrimination

Derived forms: racisms

Type of: bias, discrimination, favoritism [US], favouritism [Brit, Cdn], preconception, prejudice

Encyclopedia: Racism

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