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Colored

term used in the United States to describe people whose skin and other bodily characteristics differ from Eurocentric standards; term that is often considered offensive
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Colored

Summary

Colored is a race[1]. Colored draws 511 Wikipedia views per month (race category, ranking #11 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • Colored's instance of is recorded as race[3].
  • Colored's Commons category is recorded as Colored (text)[4].
  • Colored's said to be the same as is recorded as person of color[5].
  • Colored's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • Colored's different from is recorded as Coloured[7].
  • Colored's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[8].

Body

Context

Colored's instance of is recorded as race[3].

Why It Matters

Colored draws 511 Wikipedia views per month (race category, ranking #11 of 42).[2] Colored has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Colored. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/colored
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_colored_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Colored}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/colored}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject African diaspora
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Instance of → race
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|12 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9959, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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