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Coloured

ˈkʌləd

Coloured definitions
adjective
colored coloured
  1. having a colour or colours, especially as opposed to being black, white, or neutral

    "strings of coloured lights"

    brightly coloured bright-coloured deep-coloured brilliant glowing radiant vivid rich vibrant
    • imbued with an emotive or exaggerated quality

      "highly coloured examples were used by both sides"

  2. wholly or partly of non-white descent
  3. used as an ethnic label for people of mixed racial or ethnic origin

    "there was a drive to recruit coloured, black, and Indian members"

noun
colored coloreds coloured coloureds
  1. a person who is wholly or partly of non-white descent
  2. a person of mixed descent usually speaking Afrikaans or English as their mother tongue

    "the ANC was not making much progress among Indians or mixed-race Coloureds"

  3. clothes, sheets, etc. that are any colour but white

    "she wouldn't mix her whites with her coloureds on wash day"