Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
colored person — noun a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive • Syn: ↑colored • Derivationally related forms: ↑colored (for: ↑colored) • Usage Domain: ↑archaism, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
colored person — black person (derogatory) … English contemporary dictionary
colored person — Literally, one of a race other than the white race, but generally understood, in the absence of a statutory definition to the contrary, to mean persons of Negro blood, the black people of Africa, known as Negroes, and their descendants of mixed… … Ballentine's law dictionary
colored — I noun a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive • Syn: ↑colored person • Usage Domain: ↑archaism, ↑archaicism • Hypernyms: ↑Black, ↑Black person … Useful english dictionary
colored — 1. adjective /ˈkʌləɹd/ a) Having a particular or kind of color. b) Having prominent colors; colorful. 2. noun /ˈkʌləɹd/ a) (demeaning or potentially offensive) A colored person. b) (laundry) A colored article of … Wiktionary
person of color — See colored person … Ballentine's law dictionary
Person of color — (plural: people of color; persons of color) is a term used, primarily in the United States, to describe all people who are not white. The term is meant to be inclusive among non white groups, emphasizing common experiences of racism. People of… … Wikipedia
colored — col|ored1 [ kʌlərd ] adjective * 1. ) usually before noun red, green, blue, etc. rather than transparent or black or white: colored glass pieces of colored paper brightly colored: a woman wearing a brightly colored dress 2. ) colored hair has… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Colored Players Film Corporation — The Colored Players Film Corporation, also known as The Colored Players Film Corporation of Philadelphia, was an independent silent film production company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Primarily founded by David Starkman and Sherman H.… … Wikipedia
colored — /kul euhrd/, adj. 1. having color. 2. Often Offensive. belonging wholly or in part to a race other than the white, esp. to the black race. 3. Often Offensive. pertaining to the black race. 4. influenced or biased: colored opinions. 5. specious;… … Universalium
