Meanings
nounévolué (plural évolués)
plural évolués
- A native African (especially in a European colony) who has been educated on European principles or who has adopted European attitudes etc.
With his clipped moustache, long, cultured features and neatly sober dress, Abbas was the essence of the westernised, middle-class Arab évolué – and so were the majority of his followers.
1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 40
Origin
- Frenchévolué
- Frenchévolué
- Englishévolué
Borrowed from French évolué.
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APA
évolué. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9volu%C3%A9
MLA
“évolué.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9volu%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “évolué,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9volu%C3%A9.
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