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PERSON OF COLOUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(formal) any non-European non-white person
Synonyms:
person of color; person of colour
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("person of colour" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Domain usage:
formality (compliance with formal rules)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "person of colour"):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Amerindian; Native American (any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived)
wog ((offensive British slang) term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia)
