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coloured person vs Black person

Black person vs coloured person

coloured person and Black person both are nouns.

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

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