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Coolie
Перевод слова "coolie" на Русский язык
Опеределения
coolie
Существительное
UK
/ˈkuːli/
US
/ˈkuːli/
A manual laborer hired for subsistence wages, especially in colonial-era Asia; the term is now dated and regarded as offensive.
Thousands of coolies were shipped to the Caribbean to work on sugar plantations.
(Offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Asian, particularly Chinese or Indian, descent.
The sign used the word "coolie" to refer to Chinese workers, which is highly offensive today.
coolie
Прилагательное
UK
/ˈkuːli/
US
/ˈkuːli/
Relating to or characteristic of coolie labor or coolies.
The company profited from coolie labor during the nineteenth century.