Cape Colored

Cape Colored
a South African of mixed European and African or Malayan ancestry.
[1895-1900]

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  • colored — col•ored [[t]ˈkʌl ərd[/t]] adj. 1) having color 2) pan sts Older Use: Usu. Offensive. belonging wholly or in part to a race other than the white, esp. to the black race 3) pan sts Older Use: Usu. Offensive. pertaining to the black race 4)… …   From formal English to slang

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