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person of colour

British  

noun

  1. a person who is not white

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I think it is the fact that I'm a person of colour and that I'm a black woman and that I look like I'm a black woman," she said.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

Describing her experience ministering as a person of colour, Rev Eileen Cremin said it was "overall positive".

From BBC Feb. 8, 2026

She had already made a name for herself in California in barrier-breaking roles as the first person of colour or woman to serve as San Francisco's district attorney.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2024

She added she wants to join the force because "I feel like, as a person of colour as well, I should be doing something to help him".

From BBC Jul. 13, 2023

Previous to that period he had been the property of one Abalene Morris, a person of colour, who would have explained himself as engaged in the hauling business.

From Penrod and Sam by Booth Tarkington

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