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White russian
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- 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 Of or relating to Belarus, literally "White Russia", or its language. not-comparable, obsolete
- 1 The Belarusian language. obsolete
- 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 Alternative letter-case form of White Russian (“cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk”). alt-of, countable, uncountable
- 3 Alternative letter-case form of White Russian (“a cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk”). alt-of
- 4 the Slavic language spoken in Belarus wordnet
- 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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- 6 a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and milk or cream wordnet
- 7 A Belarusian person. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 8 a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia wordnet
Etymology
(cocktail): The word white refers to the milk, while Russian refers to the vodka.
(cocktail): The word white refers to the milk, while Russian refers to the vodka.
(cocktail): The word white refers to the milk, while Russian refers to the vodka.
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