Designation and Race

Designation

Designation noun - A word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known.

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Race and designation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Race" instead a noun "Designation".

Race noun - A group of persons who come from the same ancestor.

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Designation and race are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Designation" instead a noun "Race".

Nearby Words: raced, racing, racist, racism, racer

separate	separate designation	separate race
original	original designation	original race
chosen	chosen designation	chosen race
actual	actual designation	actual race
Other adjectives: famous, new, last, different.

Somehow, even with all the use of racial designation, the characters always seem to know which individual is being called upon any time the name of their race is uttered by another.

Source: Race Name Basis
The surprise isn't that they don't all deserve to die, because they do; it's that the Suul'Ka aren't a race but a *war criminal designation* for members of a "normal" race.

Source: Video Game / Sword of the Stars
This is somewhat comparable to "white Latinos" (Latino being an ethnic designation divorced from skin color, a Latino can be of any race)

Source: White Gang-Bangers

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