"coloured" meaning in All languages combined

See coloured on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more coloured [comparative], most coloured [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} coloured (comparative more coloured, superlative most coloured)
  1. (British spelling) Alternative form of colored Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: colored
    Sense id: en-coloured-en-adj-0BfGBWRU Categories (other): Multiracial Disambiguation of Multiracial: 36 31 33 Derived forms: bicoloured, decoloured, discoloured, monocoloured, nun-coloured, off-coloured, party-coloured, quadricoloured, rainbow-coloured, self-coloured, twi-coloured, unicoloured

Noun [English]

Forms: coloureds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coloured (plural coloureds)
  1. (British spelling) Alternative form of colored Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: colored
    Sense id: en-coloured-en-noun-0BfGBWRU Categories (other): Multiracial Disambiguation of Multiracial: 36 31 33

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} coloured
  1. (British spelling) simple past and past participle of colour Tags: UK, form-of, participle, past Form of: colour
    Sense id: en-coloured-en-verb-eREYI2vq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Multiracial Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 7 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 4 83 Disambiguation of Multiracial: 36 31 33

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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