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Definition of BIPOC abbreviation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

BIPOC

abbreviation

/ˈbaɪpɒk/

/ˈbaɪpɑːk/

(North American English)

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black, indigenous and people of colour
(used in North America to refer to people who are not white)
- They have gone some way to improving representation on boards from BIPOC communities.
As a very general term, BIPOC puts into a single category many groups of people from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds. BIPOC can be a useful term in official contexts, for example when collecting statistics, but if you need to refer to an individual's background it is often better to be specific and use terms such as African American, Cherokee or Filipino.Topics People in societyc2

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