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Colored

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈkʌləɹd

Definitions

  1. A colored article of clothing.
    US
  2. 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
  3. A colored (nonwhite) person.
    US, dated, offensive

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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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

colored egg colored pencil Colored People Time Colored People's Time Coloreds Colorer

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