Coloured
noun
an individual who is not a White person, esp a Black person
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Coloured
1 British
/ ˈkʌləd /
noun
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old-fashioned an individual who is not a White person, esp a Black person
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a person of mixed ethnic parentage or descent
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a person of mixed ethnic descent speaking English or Afrikaans as their mother tongue
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adjective
coloured
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British
/ ˈkʌləd /
adjective
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possessing colour
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having a strong element of fiction or fantasy; distorted (esp in the phrase highly coloured )
Usage
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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Coloured tiles are even less efficient, comments Ben Graves, co-founder of UK solar company Sunsave.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
State legislatures literally criminalized the possession of things like David Walker's "Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World."
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2025
The Melbourne study is recruiting through a nonprofit partner organization called Many Coloured Sky that supports LGBTQI+ refugees and asylum seekers.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024
"Coloured stones performed extremely well, as did signed jewellery... There's a great market out there for rare things, and there are still collectors looking for the very best."
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2023
Often, the ANC, the South African Indian Congress, and the Coloured People’s Congress would make a collective statement on an issue affecting only Africans.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
The nutrition supplement market is a big business, with hundreds of brightly coloured recovery drinks and capsules promising reduced soreness and faster recovery.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Xu's video is artificially brightly coloured - common in microscopy and permitted in the contest - which is usually done manually using stains and dyes on the sample itself.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
For parents who have some but not total visual impairment, Kim says children can be dressed in brightly coloured clothing while out and about so they are easier to spot.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
She's also delighted to return to her character's trademark vivid curls and brightly coloured outfits.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Manderley stood out like an enchanted house, every window aflame, the grey walls coloured by the falling stars.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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