Meaning Of The Word White

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White in American English
Byron R(aymond)1917-2002; U.S. jurist: associate justice, Supreme Court (1962-93)
having the color of pure snow or milk; of the color of radiated, transmitted, or reflected light containing all of the visible rays of the spectrum; opposite to black
pertaining or belonging to any of the various populations characterized by light skin pigmentation, specifically the light-skinned peoples of Europe
adjective: of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light
noun: a member of any of various light-skinned peoples, esp. those of Europe

white in British English
adjective: having no hue due to the reflection of all or almost all incident light

White in British English 1
adjective: (of a person) belonging to a population having light pigmentation of the skin
noun: a member of a human population having light pigmentation of the skin

White in British English 2
noun: Gilbert. 1720–93, English clergyman and naturalist, noted for his Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne (1789)

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