"white man" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|white men}} white man (plural white men)
  1. A man of northern European descent or having that appearance. Synonyms: white person
    Sense id: en-white_man-en-noun-gWDi6-Vv
  2. White people collectively; white culture. Categories (topical): Ethnicity, People Translations (whites collectively): valkoinen mies (Finnish), karaíba (Old Tupi)
    Sense id: en-white_man-en-noun-FeS0J9Z3 Disambiguation of Ethnicity: 24 56 20 Disambiguation of People: 22 58 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 83 7 Disambiguation of 'whites collectively': 8 82 10
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, man.
    Sense id: en-white_man-en-noun-aUgo3jC9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: White man, White Man [collective] Derived forms: play the white man, white man’s burden Coordinate_terms: black man

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