"white America" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} white America
  1. White American society and culture. Synonyms: Anglo-Saxon America, White America
    Sense id: en-white_America-en-name-kzS3CQ4B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2018 October 2, Ben Strauss, “DNA evidence links Muhammad Ali to heroic slave, family says”, in The Washington Post",
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