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Definition of colour bar noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

colour bar

noun
 
/ˈkʌlə bɑː(r)/
 
/ˈkʌlər bɑːr/
(US English color bar)
(US English also color line)
[usually singular]
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  1. a social system that does not allow black people the same rights as white people
    • South Africa’s colour bar made marriages between different races illegal.
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