old-fashioned an individual who is not a White person, esp a Black person
a person of mixed ethnic parentage or descent
a person of mixed ethnic descent speaking English or Afrikaans as their mother tongue
possessing colour
having a strong element of fiction or fantasy; distorted (esp in the phrase highly coloured )
The use of Coloured to refer to a person of mixed ethnic origin is likely to cause offence and should be avoided
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"Honoured to be the 100th Tory MP to support #Ready4Rishi," he tweeted.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2022
Honoured as a senator for life, the 92 year-old is the oldest active member of the house, meaning she will start proceedings.
From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2022
Honoured to attend 67th Peace Ceremony in Nagasaki this morning.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2012
The author was a brilliant chief of police in Palermo, Ermanno Sangiorgi – a man who spent much of his career fighting the Sicilian Honoured Society, and who knew more about it than anyone.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2012
Honoured with a premium by the Medical Society of Bordeaux, and since enlarged by the author.
From A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett, of the State of Tennessee. by Crockett, Davy
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