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colored person vs Negro

Negro vs colored person

colored person and Negro both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colored person Yes No No No
Negro Yes No No No
As nouns, Negro is a hypernym of colored person; that is, Negro is a word with a broader meaning than colored person:
  • colored person: a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive
  • Negro: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
Other hypernyms of colored person include African-American, Black, Negroid, Black person, blackamoor.
colored person (noun) Negro (noun)
a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
Difference between colored person and Negro

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