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coloured
OXFORD DICTIONARY
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.Afr. a person of mixed descent speaking Afrikaans or English as the mother tongue.
--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.Afr. a person of mixed descent speaking Afrikaans or English as the mother tongue.
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