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Meanings of colour in English

Portuguese
cor
Catalan
vivacitat
Spanish
color
Wikidata

A visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect.

cor
Portuguese
tintas
Catalan
colorant
Wikidata

Any material used for its color.

tintas
Catalan
gent de color
Wikidata

A race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)

gent de color
Portuguese
timbre
Catalan
color
Spanish
color
Wikidata

The timbre of a musical sound.

timbre
Synonyms
Examples for "people of color"
Examples for "people of color"
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In some cases, it can have devastating consequences for people of color.
The Guardian
2
Young Paris: To impact people of color and inspire self-awareness and self-love.
Ebony
3
I wanted to create something special and beautiful for people of color.
Ebony
4
And continues to thrive on the brutal exploitation of people of color.
Ebony
5
I saw a similar lack of people of color in LGBT spaces.
Ebony
1
She said people of colour have been fighting inequality for many years.
News.com.au
2
It also raises an important question about representing people of colour appropriately.
BBC
3
Yet a fifth of the Dutch population consists of people of colour.
The Guardian
4
Civil rights groups have called it an attack on people of colour.
Radio NZ
5
It continues to dishearten people of colour to aspire to that leadership.
Radio NZ
Usage of colour in English
1
Vegetable blood changes colour in the leaves; experiment with spurge; with picris.
The Botanic Garden / A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of...
2
They use brushes, colour and different textures to achieve the desired effect.
The Irish Times
3
The colour again rose in her cheeks; her hand trembled in his.
The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice
4
The data will be colour-coded: Grey would indicate less than one case.
The South African
5
The leader is a dark-brown stallion; the mares are lighter in colour.
From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
6
An injection of colour is always welcome at this time of year.
The Irish Times
7
They showed a remarkable absence of colour pictures, particularly in media questions.
The Irish Times
8
They contain pigments which give these animals the ability to change colour.
Reuters
9
There are currently 15 different print and colour combinations available on Amazon.
News.com.au
10
It largely did not refer to physical appearance or colour, for example.
The Guardian
11
She said people of colour have been fighting inequality for many years.
News.com.au
12
He said 'listen, I draft here by football ability not by colour.
The Guardian
13
Police said he chose his victims by the colour of their skin.
The Irish Times
14
The Menace To Society series marks a return to working in colour.
The Guardian
15
It also raises an important question about representing people of colour appropriately.
BBC
16
It is a colour woodcut and was made exactly 180 years ago.
The Irish Times
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Common
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