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local colour

local colour is the alternative spelling of local color.

Meaning of local color

Noun

local color (uncountable)

  1. Aspects of a location that distinguish it from neighboring communities; the collective customs, mannerisms, fashions, artwork, accents or traditions of an area.
    • We would like to have it illustrated by Mr. Tortoni, some of whose work you may have seen, and would be glad to know whether he may call upon you in order to acquaint himself with the local colour of your neighbourhood.1917, Christopher Morley, chapter 1, in Parnassus on Wheels, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, →OCLC, page 8

Questions about local colour

What is local colour the alternative spelling of?
Local colour is the alternative spelling of local color.

Words near local colour in the dictionary

  1. local circuit
  2. local circuits
  3. local class
  4. local classes
  5. local color
  6. local colour
  7. local council
  8. local derbies
  9. local derby
  10. local exchange carrier
  11. local exchange carriers

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