"Whitewatergate" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Whitewater + -gate, influenced by the original Watergate scandal. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Whitewater|-gate}} Whitewater + -gate Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Whitewatergate
  1. (informal) The Whitewater controversy, a US political scandal that began with the real-estate investments of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates in the Whitewater Development Corporation. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Bill and Hillary Clinton

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