RACE

(PEOPLE) [noun] - a group, esp. of people, with particular similar physical characteristics, who are considered as belonging to the same type, or the fact of belonging to such a groupMembers of several races live together in Britain today. [C]Discrimination on grounds of race should not be allowed. [U]An increasing number of people in the country are of mixed race (= with parents of different races). [U]Race is sometimes used to mean a group of people who share the same language, history, characteristics, etc..The British are an island race. [C]The French race is/are sometimes said to have a strong interest in food. [C + singular or plural verb]Dick said that his army captain seemed to want to turn the soldiers into a race of super-beings. [C](specialized) Race can also mean a group of animals or plants which have special characteristics that make them different from other animals or plants which are otherwise of the same type.They are trying to breed crops which are resistant to different races of pest.Race relations are the relationship between the members of different races.These measures are being taken in an attempt to improve race relations in the area.She is employed as a race relations officer.