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    coloured
    /ˈkʌləd/

    adjective

    • 1. having a colour or colours, especially as opposed to being black, white, or neutral: "strings of coloured lights"
    • 2. wholly or partly of non-white descent. dated, offensive

    noun

    • 1. a person who is wholly or partly of non-white descent. dated, offensive
    • 2. a person of mixed descent usually speaking Afrikaans or English as their mother tongue: South African "the ANC was not making much progress among Indians or mixed-race Coloureds"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOLOURED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    COLOURED definition: 1. having or producing a colour or colours: 2. a word used in the past to describe a person who…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOLOURED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Something that is coloured is a particular colour or combination of colours, rather than being just white, black, or the colour that it is naturally. You can often choose between plain white or coloured and patterned scarves.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › colouredCOLOURED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Coloured definition: possessing colour. See examples of COLOURED used in a sentence.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › coloured_1coloured adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of coloured adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › coloredColored Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    col· ored ˈkə-lərd. Synonyms of colored. 1. : having color. 2. a. : colorful. b. : marked by exaggeration or bias. 3. a. dated, usually offensive; see usage paragraph below : of a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) other than white. especially : black entry 1 sense 2. b.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOLOUR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    COLOUR definition: 1. red, blue, green, yellow, etc.: 2. the pleasant effect of a bright colour or of a lot of…. Learn more.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › colouredColoured - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of coloured. adjective. having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination. synonyms: colored, colorful. crimson, flushed, red, red-faced, reddened. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion. bay. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › colouredcoloured - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

    Definition of coloured in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › colouredColoured - definition of coloured by The Free Dictionary

    ( ˈkʌləd) or. Colored. n, pl Coloureds or Coloured, Coloreds or Colored. 1. (Peoples) old-fashioned offensive an individual who is not a White person, esp a Black person. 2. (Peoples) a. a person of mixed ethnic parentage or descent. b. a person of mixed ethnic descent speaking English or Afrikaans as their mother tongue. adj.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › colouredcoloured - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    Optics the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.