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Noun Concept
Categories: History of India, 19th century in China, Agricultural labor, Labor history, Personal care and service occupations
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coolie  cooly  Cooli  coolie labor  coolie trade
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(ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer WordNet 3.0
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(ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Coolie is a pejorative term used for low-wage labourers, typically those of Indian or Chinese descent. Wikipedia
Historical term for indentured labourers and a contemporary racial slur. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Labourer from Asia Wikidata
An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers. Wiktionary
Unskilled Asian worker. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
Asian
manual worker
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Nordisk familjebok
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
USAGE DOMAIN
disparagement
ethnic slur
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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coolie, cooly
Wikipedia
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coolie
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coolie
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coolie
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Cooli, coolie labor, coolie trade, Coolie yoke, coolieism, coolies, Coolly, Cooly, Koelie, Kuli (racial slur), Quli (racial slur)

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