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Meaning of Colored | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˈkʌləɹd

Definitions

A colored article of clothing.
US
A person having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian); a colored person.
South-Africa, US
A colored (nonwhite) person.
US, dated, offensive

Equivalents

العربية ملون

Български оцветен

Bosanski bunt

Dansk farvet kulørt

Deutsch bunt farbig Farbige Farbiger

Ελληνικά έγχρωμος χρωματισμένος χρωματιστός

Esperanto kolora

Español de color

فارسی رنگین

Suomi kirjo sävyinen värikäs värillinen värinen värittynyt

Français coloré Couleurs de couleur en couleur Marque personne de couleur teinte

Galego de cor tinto

עברית צבוע

Hrvatski bunt

Magyar néger színes színű

日本語有色有色人種

ქართული ფერადი

한국어 유색 유색인종

Latina coloratus

मराठी रंगीत

Polski barwny kolorowy

Português colorido colorido/pintado de de cor

Română colorat

Русский разноцветный цветна́я цветно́й

Српски bunt

Svenska färgad färgglad färggrann färgstark påverkad

Українська кольоро́вий різнокольоро́вий

Tiếng Việt da màu

Examples

“When a white fellow gets in the ring with an eight ball the eight ball's got no chance. You see, 'cause they call boxing the sweet science. And that's where your colored just runs into trouble. That's just that science part. / Yeah, but Joe Louis is a big 'un.”

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Meaning of Colored | Babel Free

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