Coloured

¹

/ ˈkʌləd /

noun

1. old-fashioned.
   an individual who is not a White person, esp a Black person
2. 1. a person of mixed ethnic parentage or descent
   2. a person of mixed ethnic descent speaking English or Afrikaans as their mother tongue

adjective

1. old-fashioned.
   designating or relating to a Coloured person or Coloured people

coloured

²

/ ˈkʌləd /

adjective

1. possessing colour
2. having a strong element of fiction or fantasy; distorted (esp in the phrase highly coloured )

Usage

The use of Coloured to refer to a person of mixed ethnic origin is likely to cause offence and should be avoided

Example Sentences

They said the man had short, dark coloured hair and was wearing a grey puffer jacket, light-coloured trousers and white trainers.

From BBC

Mary Ziegler, a law professor at University of California, Davis, said the outcome in Florida appeared coloured in part by the state's unexpectedly strong support for Donald Trump.

From BBC

One day, she found a package with dozens of coloured plastic balls addressed to Billy.

From BBC

Hundreds have gathered in the dark after midnight to wave flags and brightly coloured lights as the Taikonauts make their last few steps on Earth before heading to the launch site.

From BBC

Shaped and coloured like the country’s rare gemstone, tanzanite, the sparkling new railway terminal in Dar es Salaam is a symbol of Tanzania’s transport ambitions.

From BBC