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Coloured
1/ ˈʌə /
noun
old-fashionedan 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
adjective
old-fashioneddesignating or relating to a Coloured person or Coloured people
coloured
2/ ˈʌə /
adjective
possessing colour
having a strong element of fiction or fantasy; distorted (esp in the phrase highly coloured )
Usage
Example Sentences
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.
"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."
She was wearing white leggings and bright coloured clothing when she went missing.
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.
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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