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Coloured

1

/ ˈʌə /

noun

  1. old-fashionedan individual who is not a White person, esp a Black person

    1. a person of mixed ethnic parentage or descent

    2. a person of mixed ethnic descent speaking English or Afrikaans as their mother tongue

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adjective

  1. old-fashioneddesignating or relating to a Coloured person or Coloured people

“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

coloured

2

/ ˈʌə /

adjective

  1. possessing colour

  2. having a strong element of fiction or fantasy; distorted (esp in the phrase highly coloured )

“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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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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Many schools relax their uniform rules, encouraging children and young people to ditch the blazers and tie and opt for light coloured, loose-fitting, cotton clothing or PE kits.

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"They were drawn to them because they were brightly coloured, because they were cheap, and they were really, really available. All of those things will still be true on Sunday."

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She was wearing white leggings and bright coloured clothing when she went missing.

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The 25-year-old is a survivor of the Hamas attacks of 7 October, 2023, an experience which coloured her delicate ballad, New Day Will Rise.

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The name comes from a colony of the brightly coloured birds that were among the first animals on the site at Kirby Misperton.

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