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coloured person vs Negro

Negro vs coloured person

coloured person and Negro both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
coloured person Yes No No No
Negro Yes No No No
As nouns, Negro is a hypernym of coloured person; that is, Negro is a word with a broader meaning than coloured person:
  • coloured 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 coloured person include African-American, Black, Negroid, Black person, blackamoor.
coloured 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 coloured person and Negro

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