intersectional

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.təɹˈsɛk.ʃə.nl̩/
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧sec‧tion‧al

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From intersection +‎ -al.

intersectional (comparative more intersectional, superlative most intersectional)

1. Of or pertaining to an intersection, especially of multiple forms of discrimination.

   intersectional feminism

   • 2016, Lemert, Charles, Social Theory: The Multicultural, Global, and Classic Readings:

     The tragic incidents of racially motivated rape are sometimes preceded by another manifestation of intersectional oppression, the propagation of explicitly raced and gendered propaganda directed against ethnic women[.]

   • 2017, Anne Cunningham, Reproductive Rights, Greenhaven Publishing LLC (→ISBN), page 62:

     In the following viewpoint, Taylor Hawk explains intersectional feminism and underscores its importance. Professor and activist Kimberlé Crenshaw invented the term, but it has since become a buzzword with a reach expanding far beyond the […]

2. Of or relating to intersectionalism or intersectionality.

From inter- +‎ sectional.

intersectional (comparative more intersectional, superlative most intersectional)

1. Existing or occurring between sections or groups.
   • 1894 April 27, Stewart, William H., “Best name for the war”, in The Confederate Veteran‎, page 140:

     I have often thought of the many objections to "Civil War", "War between the States." As it was a war between the Northern and Southern sections of the United States, I have ventured to suggest "Intersectional War" as an appropriate name