"white" meaning in English

See white in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /waɪt/ Audio: en-us-white.ogg [US], en-uk-white.ogg [UK] Forms: white [positive], whiter [comparative], whitest [superlative]
enPR: wīt Head templates: {{adj|white|whiter|whitest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is colored white
    Sense id: simple-white-en-adj-fyjUXMZ2
  2. Of a race with light skin or the race that began in Europe, especially northern Europe.
    Sense id: simple-white-en-adj-hBBXFZhx

Noun

IPA: /waɪt/ Audio: en-us-white.ogg [US], en-uk-white.ogg [UK] Forms: white [singular], whites [plural]
enPR: wīt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. White is one of the colors people can see
    Sense id: simple-white-en-noun-cdcOk6nq
  2. The white or clear colored part inside an egg.
    Sense id: simple-white-en-noun-nFHrs0iS
  3. A person with fair (light)-colored skin. Usually this means people of the race that began in Europe, especially Northern Europe.
    Sense id: simple-white-en-noun-6AcYs422
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