"clifto" wrote in message
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David Eduardo wrote:
Because, today, and the dictionaries I have agree, "race" is used as both
a
distinction of race (black, Asian, white, etc.) and group (the German
Race)
and has been for half a century.

I call bull****. Name the dictionaries.

Oxford American, Encarta.


Encarta... not "fact of belonging to group"race 2

race [rayss]
(plural rac·es)
noun
1. group of humans: any one of the groups into which the world's
population can be divided on the basis of physical characteristics such as
skin or hair color
2. fact of belonging to a group: the fact of belonging to a group of
humans who share the same physical features such as skin color
a.. an attempt to end discrimination on grounds of race

3. humankind: humanity considered as a whole
a.. the fate of the race

4. biology strain of organism: a breed, strain, or subspecies of an
organism
5. wine wine's distinctive taste: the distinctive taste of a
particular wine, by which its grape variety or region of origin can be
identified


[Early 16th century. Via French from Italian razza , of unknown origin.]
Oxford

b. a tribe, nation or people regarded as of common stock.