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Noun: person of color
Usage: US (elsewhere: person of colour)

(formal) any non-European non-white person
"The university aimed to increase diversity by recruiting more person of colors";
- person of colour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: people of color

Type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

Part of: people of color [US], people of colour [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Person of color