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WHITE PEOPLE
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Dictionary entry overview
• WHITE PEOPLE (noun)
The noun WHITE PEOPLE has 1 sense:
1. a light-skinned race
Familiarity information: WHITE PEOPLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light-skinned race
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Caucasian race; Caucasoid race; White people; White race
Hypernyms ("White people" is a kind of...):
race (people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock)
Meronyms (members of "White people"):
Caucasian; White; white person (a member of the Caucasoid race)
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