"coloured" meaning in English

See coloured in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: coloured [singular], [plural]
Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. often considered offensive) A coloured person.
    Sense id: simple-coloured-en-noun-hRzP7IOY

Verb

Forms: colour [canonical], colours [third-person, singular], coloured [past], coloured [past, participle], colouring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|colour}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Having a colour or kind of colour.
    Sense id: simple-coloured-en-verb-lRssMKia
  2. Having many colours; colourful.
    Sense id: simple-coloured-en-verb-et4BADus
  3. (often considered offensive) Having skin colour other than the white, most often black.
    Sense id: simple-coloured-en-verb-QKnhh1ci
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