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11coloured — col·oured (kŭlʹərd) adj. & n. Chiefly British See colored. * * * ▪ people formerly Cape Coloured a person of mixed European (“white”) and African (“black”) or Asian ancestry, as officially defined by the South African government from… …
12coloured — 1. not exclusively of white Caucasian ancestry Oscar Wilde correctly described himself on entering the United States as pink; There are already white tables so why not have a table for the coloured fellers. (Theroux, 1973 they were not… …
13coloured — adj. & n. (US colored) adj. 1 having colour(s). 2 (Coloured) a wholly or partly of non White descent. b S.Afr. of mixed White and non White descent. c of or relating to Coloured people (a Coloured audience). n. (Coloured) 1 a Coloured person. 2 S …
14coloured — col|oured1 BrE colored AmE [ˈkʌləd US ərd] adj 1.) brightly/highly/richly etc coloured having a bright colour such as red, blue, or yellow etc, or a deep shade of a particular colour, but not black, white, or plain 2.) having a colour other than… …
15coloured — (BrE) (AmE colored) adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ boldly, brightly, brilliantly, gaily (esp. BrE), highly, intensely …
16coloured — (US colored) adjective 1》 having a colour or colours. 2》 (also Coloured) wholly or partly of non white descent (now usually offensive, except in South African use). ↘S. African historical of mixed ethnic origin. noun 1》 (also Coloured) dated… …
17Coloured — Col|oured1 [ kʌlərd ] adjective SOUTH AFRICAN OFFENSIVE a Coloured person has one parent or grandparent who is white and one who is not Coloured Col|oured 2 [ kʌlərd ] noun count SOUTH AFRICAN OFFENSIVE someone who has one parent or grandparent… …
18-coloured — UK [kʌlə(r)d] / US [kʌlərd] suffix used with some adjectives and nouns to make adjectives describing what colour something is a pale honey coloured stone dark coloured trousers …
19coloured — [ˈkʌləd] adj 1) red, green, orange etc rather than black and white or transparent pieces of coloured paper[/ex] 2) offensive a coloured person has dark skin …
20coloured — /ˈkʌləd / (say kuluhd) adjective 1. having colour. 2. wholly or partly of non white descent, as a person native to Africa, India, the Pacific islands, etc. 3. specious; deceptive: a coloured statement. 4. influenced or biased. 5. Botany (of… …
