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coloured vs African-American

African-American vs coloured

coloured and African-American both are nouns.

coloured and African-American both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
coloured Yes Yes No No
African-American Yes Yes No No
As nouns, African-American is a hypernym of coloured; that is, African-American is a word with a broader meaning than coloured:
  • coloured: a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive
  • African-American: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
Other hypernyms of coloured include Black, Negro, Negroid, Black person, blackamoor.
coloured (noun) African-American (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
coloured (adjective) African-American (adjective)
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
having skin rich in melanin pigments;
favoring one person or side over another
Difference between coloured and African-American

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