race

A group of people identified as distinct from other groups because of supposed physical or genetic traits shared by the group. Most biologists and anthropologists do not recognize race as a biologically valid classification, in part because there is more genetic variation within groups than between them.

A group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution.

A genealogical line; a lineage.

Humans considered as a group.

A usually geographically isolated population of organisms that differs from other populations of the same species in certain heritable traits.

A breed or strain, as of domestic animals.

A distinguishing or characteristic quality, such as the flavor of a wine.

A competition of speed, as in running or riding.