COLOURED PERSON

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• coloured — I UK [ˈkʌlə(r)d] / US [ˈkʌlərd] adjective ** 1) [usually before noun] red, green, orange etc instead of black and white or transparent pieces of coloured paper a coloured light bulb a woman wearing a brightly coloured sari 2) coloured hair has… …   English dictionary

• Coloured — This article is about the term for an ethnic group used in Southern Africa. For other uses, see Color (disambiguation). For usage of coloured or colored outside Southern Africa, see Colored. Coloureds Extended coloured family with roots in Cape… …   Wikipedia

• Coloured People in Namibia — Coloureds Total population 150,000 160,000 Regions with significant populations Namibia, South Africa Languages Afrikaans, English, German Religion Pro …   Wikipedia

• coloured — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• coloured — [[t]kʌ̱lə(r)d[/t]] ♦♦♦ coloureds (in AM, use colored) 1) ADJ Something that is coloured a particular colour is that colour. The illustration shows a cluster of five roses coloured apricot orange. ...a cheap gold coloured bracelet. 2) ADJ… …   English dictionary

• Coloured — 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• coloured — [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 …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• coloured — (US colored) ► ADJECTIVE 1) having a colour or colours. 2) dated or offensive wholly or partly of non white descent. 3) S. African of mixed ethnic origin. ► NOUN 1) dated or offensive a person who is wholly or partly of non white descent. 2) …   English terms dictionary

• coloured — written with a capital C, in South Africa denotes a person of mixed descent, and in the plural denotes a racial group as officially defined under the former apartheid laws. Use of this term by white people in Britain and elsewhere to refer to non …   Modern English usage

• coloured —    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… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms