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colored person vs blackamoor

blackamoor vs colored person

colored person and blackamoor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colored person Yes No No No
blackamoor Yes No No No
As nouns, blackamoor is a hypernym of colored person; that is, blackamoor is a word with a broader meaning than colored person:
  • colored person: a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive
  • blackamoor: a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Other hypernyms of colored person include African-American, Black, Negro, Negroid, Black person.
colored person (noun) blackamoor (noun)
a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Difference between colored person and blackamoor

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