White Army

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White Army

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Calque of Russian Белая армия (Belaja armija). White was the traditional color of the antirevolutionary movement in some countries, adopted as a symbolic name by the Russian movement.

proper noun the White Army

  1. historical a collation of anti-Bolshevik armed groups that fought the Red Army during the Russian Civil War

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name anti-Bolshevik armed groups

EspañolEjército Blanco
한국어백군 Baekgun, 백파 Baekpa
日本語白軍 Hakugun
中文白軍 /白军 Báijūn, 白匪 báifěi
हिन्दीश्वेत सेना śvet senā
DeutschWeiße Armee
РусскийБелая армия Belaja armija, Белая гва́рдия Belaja gvárdija
Tiếng ViệtBạch vệ, Bạch quân

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@misc{white_army_2026,
  title = {White Army},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/white%20army},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}