Cape Col·oured /···/ˌ ˈ/ (also Coloured) noun [countable]
a South African person of mixed race with black, white, or east Asian origins

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I. col‧oured¹ British English, colored American English /ˈkʌləd $ -ərd/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: COLOUR/COLOR, COLOURING/COLORING, coloration, COLOURANT/COLORANT, COLOURIST/COLORIST; adjective: COLOURED/COLORED, discoloured/discolored, COLOURFUL/COLORFUL ≠ COLOURLESS/COLORLESS, multicoloured, COLOUR/COLOR; verb: COLOUR/COLOR; adverb: COLOURFULLY/COLORFULLY ≠ COLOURLESSLY/COLORLESSLY]

1. brightly/highly/richly etc coloured having a bright colour such as red, blue, or yellow etc, or a deep shade of a particular colour, but not black, white, or plain

2. having a colour other than black or white:
coloured glass
a cream-coloured sweater

3. taboo old-fashioned a very offensive word used to describe someone who is a member of a race of people with dark or black skin. Do not use this word.

4. used in South Africa to describe someone whose parents or grandparents were not of the same race as each other

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II. coloured² British English, colored American English noun [countable]

1. taboo old-fashioned a very offensive word for someone who is a member of a race of people with dark or black skin. Do not use this word.

2. a person whose parents or grandparents were not of the same race as each other – used in South Africa

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coloured
adj.
VERBS be
ADV. boldly, brilliantly, brightly, gaily, highly, richly, strikingly, strongly, vividly She wore a richly coloured silk dress.
beautifully | delicately | uniformly | variously variously coloured birds
ADJ. dark, light | cream, gold, etc.

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coloured
adjective
1.
DUBIOUS: The cardigan is pink-coloured and is made of wool.
GOOD: The cardigan is pink and is made of wool.

Usage Note:
When you describe the colour of something, you usually just say that it is red, blue, green etc (WITHOUT -coloured ): 'Her new dress is pale blue with red buttons down the front.'
See note at COLOUR 1 (colour)

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2.
BAD: He showed me the coloured photographs he had taken.
GOOD: He showed me the colour photographs he had taken.

Usage Note:
See note at COLOUR 2 (colour)

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