Hypernyms for "race"
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Amerindian race
arms race
auto race
automobile race
barge
bicycle race
Black race
boat race
boat-race
buck
burnup
campaign
car race
Caucasian race
Caucasoid race
charge
chariot race
color
colour
cross country
dart
dash
dog racing
flash
foot race
footrace
freestyle
heat
Herrenvolk
horse race
horse-race
Indian race
master race
Mongolian race
Mongoloid race
Negro race
Negroid race
people of color
people of colour
place
political campaign
potato race
push forward
relay
relay race
repechage
run
sack race
scoot
scratch race
scud
shoot
shoot down
show
ski race
skiing race
Slavic people
Slavic race
speed skate
tear
thrust ahead
White people
White race
Yellow race
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.