Half-breed is a term used to describe anyone who is half of one race and half of another. The term was once widely used to describe people of mixed Native American (especially North American) and white European parentage. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. Métis is a french term for half-breed. A Métis is a person born to parents who belong to different groups defined by visible physical differences regarded as racial or the descendant of such persons The term is considered an impolite and offensive slur by many, though the term "mutt" is considered much more offensive for it is referring to them as a dog. Terms of disparagement are Pejorative Words and Phrases which are either intended to be or are often regarded as insulting impolite or unkind
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A 19th Century community of the Métis people of Canada, the Anglo-Métis, more commonly known as Countryborn, were children of the fur trade typically Half-caste (or half-cast) is a term used to describe people of mixed race or enthicity The Fictional universe of J K Rowling 's Harry Potter series of fantasy novels comprises two separate and distinct societies the Mixed Race Day, June 27 is a reference in Brazil to the twenty-seven mixed race (" Mestiço " in Portuguese) representatives elected during the The " Half-Breeds " were a Political faction of the United States Republican Party that existed in the late 19th century Mestizo is a Spanish term that was coined during the Spanish Empire to refer to people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry in Latin Mulatto is a term used to describe a person with one white parent and one black parent or a person whose Ancestry is a mixture of black and white Zambo is a Spanish term (the Portuguese language term is Cafuso) that was used in the Spanish Empire and continues to be used todayDictionary
half-breed
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- a person of mixed racial parentage or ancestry, especially one of mixed white and American Indian parentage