White Russian
White Russian · White Russians
білоруська, білоруська мова, білорус
Белый русский, белый, белогвардеец
Weißer Russe, White Russian
A cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milkA cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk.
Weißer Russe, White Russian
Бе́лый ру́сскийBélyj rússkij
a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and milk or cream
(countable, historical, uncountable)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).
бе́лыйbélyj, белогварде́ецbelogvardéjec
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A Belarusian person.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
cocktail:
White Guardist (Russian Civil War 1917–1923):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cocktail:
Origin
(cocktail): The word white refers to the milk, while Russian refers to the vodka.(cocktail): The word white refers to the milk, while Russian refers to the vodka.
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Forms
plural: White Russians| Singular | White Russian |
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regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsCaucasianBelarusianBelarusanBelorussianBielorussianByelorussian
Close in meaning
- the Slavic language spoken in Belarus:BelarusianByelorussianBelarusian languageByelorussian languageWhite Russian language
- a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia:ByelorussianBelorussian
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable