colour line
noun
the social separation of racial groups within a community (esp in the phrase to cross the colour line)
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Words nearby colour line
colour index, colouring, colourist, colourize, colourless, colour line, colourman, colour phase, colourpoint cat, colour-reversal, colours
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Example sentences from the Web for colour line
It proves that there is neither caste, creed nor colour-line in the pocket-book.
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