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Definition coloured in British English

coloured adjective

adjective
/ˈkʌlə(r)d/
1

red, green, orange etc instead of black and white or transparent

Example

pieces of coloured paper

Example

a coloured light bulb

Example

a woman wearing a brightly coloured sari

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2

coloured hair has been treated with a chemical to make it a different colour

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3

someone who is coloured is a black person. Older white people sometimes use this word thinking it is polite, but black people consider it offensive.

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4

a coloured person has a mixture of people from different races in their family background

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Definition coloured in British English