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Racist Dictionary Comes Under Fire for Archaic Definitions

EXCUSE YOUR FRENCH

The Académie Française defined “yellow” (jaune) as an appropriate word to use to describe people of certain races.

Sean Craig

Updated Nov. 28 2024 7:51AM EST / Published Nov. 27 2024 12:54PM EST

The 9th edition of the Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, which is the official dictionary of the French language, is shown at the Institut de France in Paris on November 14, 2024. — LUDOVIC MARIN/Ludovic Marin/AFP

Sean Craig

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