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Coloureds in a sentence

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Coloureds | Coloured

Coloureds meaning

plural of coloured

Using Coloureds

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of coloured
  • In the example corpus, coloureds often appears in combinations such as: and coloureds, coloureds and.

Context around Coloureds

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

africans 1× appearance 1× cape 1× poor 1× speaking 1×

Often after:

basters 1× mixed 1× showing 1× indians 1× live 1×

Sentence patterns with Coloureds

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

africans over coloureds in terms 1× blacks and coloureds live in 1× by appearance coloureds can usually 1× english speaking coloureds from the 1× include africans coloureds and asians 1× indians and coloureds had all 1× majority of coloureds showing a 1× predominantly a coloureds basters team 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a range of 1× after union the 1× in an effort 1× indians and coloureds 1× some affirmative action 1× some cape coloureds 1×

Common sentence endings:

africans could vote 1× also settled there 1× areas for blacks 1× black namibians respectively 1× blacks by language 1× coloureds and asians 1×

Words around Coloureds

Just before it in the word index:

coloured 719 colourblind 2 colourations 2 colouration 29 colourants 2 colourant 2

Just after it in the word index:

colourful 577 colourfully 13 colourhaus 2 colouring 110 colourings 9 colourised 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Coloureds

  • In this selection, "coloureds" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, africans, appearance, cape, basters, mixed and showing stand out and add context to how "coloureds" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include africans over coloureds in terms and blacks and coloureds live in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "coloureds" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with coloureds

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The latter was a predominantly a coloureds/basters team. (9 words)

Indians and Coloureds had all sorts of resources Africans didn’t have. (12 words)

Other than by appearance, "Coloureds" can usually be distinguished from "Blacks" by language. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

After union, the Cape Province was permitted to keep a restricted version of its multi-racial qualified franchise, and thus became the only province where coloureds (mixed-race people) and Black Africans could vote. (34 words)

In an effort to redress past injustices, the ANC government has introduced laws in support of affirmative action policies for Blacks; under these they define "Black" people to include "Africans", "Coloureds" and "Asians". (33 words)

The Coloureds and Basters share similar genealogical origins and cultural attributes (such as home language) but nonetheless maintain distinctly separate communal identities, as do most white Namibians and black Namibians, respectively. (31 words)

Example sentences (12)

The latter was a predominantly a coloureds/basters team.

Indians and Coloureds had all sorts of resources Africans didn’t have.

After union, the Cape Province was permitted to keep a restricted version of its multi-racial qualified franchise, and thus became the only province where coloureds (mixed-race people) and Black Africans could vote.

A range of accents can be seen, with the majority of Coloureds showing a strong Afrikaans inflection.

In an effort to redress past injustices, the ANC government has introduced laws in support of affirmative action policies for Blacks; under these they define "Black" people to include "Africans", "Coloureds" and "Asians".

Other than by appearance, "Coloureds" can usually be distinguished from "Blacks" by language.

Some affirmative action policies favor "Africans" over "Coloureds" in terms of qualifying for certain benefits.

Some Cape Coloureds also volunteered early in the war, but later some of them were effectively conscripted and kept in segregated units.

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Stals, supra, p. 52. Soon other working poor, Coloureds, Indians and Africans also settled there.

The Coloureds and Basters share similar genealogical origins and cultural attributes (such as home language) but nonetheless maintain distinctly separate communal identities, as do most white Namibians and black Namibians, respectively.

The government required that Blacks and Coloureds live in areas separate from Whites, creating large townships located away from the cities as areas for Blacks.

The range of accents found among English-speaking Coloureds (from the distinctive "Cape Flats or Coloured English" to the standard "colloquial" South African English accent) are of special interest.

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Common combinations with coloureds

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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Coloureds means: plural of coloured
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