White russian

adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Russians with tsarist or anti-Soviet sympathies in the period directly following the Revolution in 1917. not-comparable

    "The overseer of the clinic was a White Russian woman, a nun, formerly of the Russian Orthodox community in Jerusalem, but a good-hearted woman. In these cases, we should not be too scrupulous politically, said the priest."

  2. 2
    Of or relating to Belarus, literally "White Russia", or its language. not-comparable, obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Belarusian language. obsolete
Noun
  1. 1
    A cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk. countable, uncountable

    "Few cocktails include milk and cream, so the White Russian is a welcome departure from the norm. Already a popular drink in its own right, the White Russian was made famous by Jeff Bridges’ character in “The Big Lebowski.”"

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of White Russian (“cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk”). alt-of, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of White Russian (“a cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk”). alt-of
  4. 4
    the Slavic language spoken in Belarus wordnet
  5. 5
    A White Guardist, a Russian who did not support the Socialists in the Revolution in 1917 and the Russian Civil War (1917–1923), and afterwards (e.g. as a White émigré). countable, historical, uncountable

    "The White Guard colony in Harbin is armed and organized along military lines. At the head of this army of counter-revolution—the shock troops of Japanese imperialism—stands the notorious tsarist bandit, "Ataman" Semionov."

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  1. 6
    a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and milk or cream wordnet
  2. 7
    A Belarusian person. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  3. 8
    a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

(cocktail): The word white refers to the milk, while Russian refers to the vodka.

Etymology 2

(cocktail): The word white refers to the milk, while Russian refers to the vodka.

Etymology 3

(cocktail): The word white refers to the milk, while Russian refers to the vodka.

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