white russian
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White Russian¹
Where it comes from
(cocktail): The word white refers to the milk, while Russian refers to the vodka.
adjective
- Of or relating to Russians with tsarist or anti-Soviet sympathies in the period directly following the Revolution in 1917. The overseer of the clinic was a White Russian woman, a nun, formerly of the Russian Orthodox community in Jerusalem, but a good-hearted woman. In these cases, we should not be too scrupulous politically, said the priest.
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Of or relating to Belarus, literally "White Russia", or its language.
Similar: Belarusan, Belarusian, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian
noun White Russians
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A cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk.
Few cocktails include milk and cream, so the White Russian is a welcome departure from the norm. Already a popular drink in its own right, the White Russian was made famous by Jeff Bridges’ character in “The Big Lebowski.”
Similar: Caucasian
- A White Guardist, a Russian who did not support the Socialists in the Revolution in 1917 and the Russian Civil War (1917–1923), and afterwards (e.g. as a White émigré). The White Guard colony in Harbin is armed and organized along military lines. At the head of this army of counter-revolution—the shock troops of Japanese imperialism—stands the notorious tsarist bandit, "Ataman" Semionov.
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A Belarusian person.
(Thus Engels expected Austria-Hungary to swallow up the small Balkan countries; Poland, as a historical nation, should, he thought, be restored and include in its dominion the less developed peoples to the east-Lithuanians, White Russians, and Ukrainians.)
Similar: Belarusan, Belarusian, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian
proper noun
- The Belarusian language.
white Russian²
noun white Russians
- Alternative letter-case form of White Russian (“cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk”).
white russian³
noun white russians
- Alternative letter-case form of White Russian (“a cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk”).
Translations
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adj of or relating to Russians with tsarist sympathies in the period directly following the 1917 Revolution
| Français | russe blanc |
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adj of or relating to Belarus
| Français | blanc-russien |
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noun cocktail
| Español | ruso blanco |
|---|---|
| Português | russo branco |
| Français | Russe Blanc |
| Deutsch | Weißer Russe, White Russian |
| Русский | Бе́лый ру́сский Bélyj rússkij |
| עברית | רוסי לבן |
noun White Guardist (Russian Civil War 1917–1923)
| Español | ruso blanco |
|---|---|
| Русский | бе́лый bélyj, белогварде́ец belogvardéjec |
noun Belarusian person — see also Belarusian
| Français | Blanc-Russien, Blanche-Russienne |
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title = {white russian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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