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Definition of all-coloured in English: all-coloured(US all-colored) adjective ˈɔːlˌkʌləd 1Of many different colours; especially multicoloured, variegated. 2Originally and chiefly US. Consisting entirely of black, especially African-American, people; (during the era of racial segregation in the United States) intended for the use of African Americans exclusively. 3South African. Usually with capital initial in the second element. Consisting entirely of Coloured people; (during the period of apartheid) intended for the use of Coloured people exclusively.
Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Joshua Sylvester (d. 1618), poet and translator. Probably partly from all + coloured, and partly from all + coloured. Definition of all-coloured in US English: all-coloured(US all-colored) adjectiveˈɔːlˌkʌləd 1Of many different colours; especially multicoloured, variegated. 2Originally and chiefly US. Consisting entirely of black, especially African-American, people; (during the era of racial segregation in the United States) intended for the use of African Americans exclusively. 3South African. Usually with capital initial in the second element. Consisting entirely of Coloured people; (during the period of apartheid) intended for the use of Coloured people exclusively.
Origin Early 17th century; earliest use found in Joshua Sylvester (d. 1618), poet and translator. Probably partly from all + coloured, and partly from all + coloured. |