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

woman of colour

noun
 
/ˌwʊmən əv ˈkʌlə(r)/
 
/ˌwʊmən əv ˈkʌlər/
(US English woman of color)
(especially North American English)
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  1. a woman who is not white
    • The organization works to advance women of color in politics.
    Especially in the US, person/man/woman of color is now often the preferred way of talking about people who are not white, especially if you do not need or do not want to specify if they are African American, Asian American, etc. Do not confuse this term with coloured person, which is considered offensive.Topics People in societyb1
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