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color barrier

color barrier noun: an unspoken social code of racial segregation or discrimination, particularly in sports, education, and public service.

Noun

color barrier (plural color barriers)

  1. An unspoken social code of racial segregation or discrimination, particularly in sports, education, and public service.
    Synonyms:
    racial barrier

Synonyms of color barrier

Forms of color barrier

pluralcolor barriers

Questions about color barrier

What does color barrier mean?
Color barrier means an unspoken social code of racial segregation or discrimination, particularly in sports, education, and public service.
What part of speech is color barrier?
Color barrier is a noun.
What is the plural of color barrier?
The plural of color barrier is color barriers.

Words near color barrier in the dictionary

  1. color analysts
  2. color announcer
  3. color announcers
  4. color banding
  5. color bar
  6. color barrier
  7. color barriers
  8. color bars
  9. color bass
  10. color blind
  11. color blindness

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