national association for the advancement of colored people

na·tion·al as·so·ci·a·tion for the ad·vance·ment of col·ored peo·ple

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- US Pronunciation
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- [nash-uh-nl, nash-nuh l uh-soh-see-ey-shuh n, -shee- fawr stressed th ee ad-vans-muh nt, -vahns- uhv, ov kuhl-erd pee-puh l]
- /ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəl əˌsoʊ siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi- fɔr stressed ði ædˈvæns mənt, -ˈvɑns- ʌv, ɒv ˈkʌl ərd ˈpi pəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nash-uh-nl, nash-nuh l uh-soh-see-ey-shuh n, -shee- fawr stressed th ee ad-vans-muh nt, -vahns- uhv, ov kuhl-erd pee-puh l]
- /ˈnæʃ ə nl, ˈnæʃ nəl əˌsoʊ siˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi- fɔr stressed ði ædˈvæns mənt, -ˈvɑns- ʌv, ɒv ˈkʌl ərd ˈpi pəl/

Definition of national association for the advancement of colored people words

noun national association for the advancement of colored people an interracial U.S. organization working for political and civil equality of black people: organized in 1910. Abbreviation: NAACP. 1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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