évolué

See also: évolue

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French évolué.

Noun

évolué (plural évolués)

1. A native African (especially in a European colony) who has been educated on European principles or who has adopted European attitudes etc.
   • 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York Review Books 2006, p. 40:

     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.

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French

Verb

évolué (feminine évoluée, masculine plural évolués, feminine plural évoluées)

1. past participle of évoluer
2. advanced, sophisticated, developed

Adjective

évolué (feminine évoluée, masculine plural évolués, feminine plural évoluées)

1. advanced (of technique etc.)
2. intelligent (of person), broad-minded

Noun

évolué m (plural évolués)

1. évolué

Further reading

• “évolué”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.