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half-caste
(redirected from Mixed origin)

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half-caste
Offensive a person having parents of different races, esp the offspring of a European and an Indian


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Many of the students are of mixed origin (this is, after all, the San Francisco region), and they seem to take delight in the fact that their race is often not easily identifiable to others.
In the twentieth century, choreographers began applying Spanish vocabulary of mixed origin to the orchestrations of flamenco rhythms and Andalusian melodies by classical and zarzuela [Spanish operetta] composers.
Moreover, an incredible proportion of its best minds and pens came from these minorities or from people of mixed origin.
 
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