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Definition of colored noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

colored

noun
 
/ˈkʌləd/
 
/ˈkʌlərd/
(US English)
(British English coloured)
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  1. (old-fashioned, offensive) a word for a person who is not white, which is now considered offensive
  2. Colored
     (in South Africa) a person whose parents are of different races
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