WHITE RUSSIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does White Russian mean? 

• WHITE RUSSIAN (noun)
  The noun WHITE RUSSIAN has 3 senses:

1. a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia

2. a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and milk or cream

3. the Slavic language spoken in Belarus

  Familiarity information: WHITE RUSSIAN used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WHITE RUSSIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Byelorussia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Belorussian; Byelorussian; White Russian

Hypernyms ("White Russian" is a kind of...):

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Holonyms ("White Russian" is a member of...):

Belarus; Belorussia; Byelarus; Byelorussia; Republic of Belarus; White Russia (a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and milk or cream

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("White Russian" is a kind of...):

cocktail (a short mixed drink)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The Slavic language spoken in Belarus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Belarusian; Byelorussian; White Russian

Hypernyms ("White Russian" is a kind of...):

Slavic; Slavic language; Slavonic; Slavonic language (a branch of the Indo-European family of languages)