White
A common British and Irish surname transferred from the nicknameA common British and Irish surname transferred from the nickname.
» That white building is a hospital.
Jenes weiße Gebäude ist ein Krankenhaus.
То белое здание — больница.
Та біла будівля — лікарня.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A common British and Irish surname transferred from the nickname.
A locale in the United States:
(countable, uncountable)A minor city in Bartow County, Georgia; named for its first postmaster.
(countable, uncountable)A city in South Dakota; named for its first European settler.
(countable, uncountable)An unincorporated community in Washington; named for a Washington state judge.
(countable, uncountable)A ghost town in Missouri; named for a local mining official.
Examples
2107 sentencesThat white building is a hospital.
Та біла будівля — лікарня. — deniko
ruТо белое здание — больница. — sharptoothed
deJenes weiße Gebäude ist ein Krankenhaus. — Dejo
Dogs see in black and white.
У собак чорно-білий зір. — deniko
ruСобаки видят всё в чёрно-белом цвете. — krevedko
deHunde sehen alles in schwarz und weiß. — Sudajaengi
I prefer red wine to white.
Червоне вино мені подобається більше, ніж біле. — aandrusiak
ruЯ предпочитаю красное вино белому. — Inego
deIch bevorzuge Rotwein gegenüber Weißwein. — BraveSentry
Do you guys like white wine?
Вам подобається біле вино? — deniko
ruВы любите белое вино? — sharptoothed
I wore a white shirt yesterday.
Я вчора був у білій сорочці. — deniko
Origin
* As an English surname, from Middle English White, as a nickname for someone with white h* As an English surname, from Middle English White, as a nickname for someone with white hair or pale complexion; in some cases from a personal name of the same meaning. See the modern adjective white.
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Collocations
12 patterns- black and white
- wearing a white
- white wine
- white shirt
- white dress
- have a white
- like white wine
- a white shirt
- white t shirt
- drink white wine
- a white christmas
- a white dress