White Russian

Speech parts

1. White Russian - Noun

2. White Russian - Adjective

Meaning

Of or relating to Russians with tsarist or anti-Soviet sympathies in the period directly following the 1917 Revolution.

(obsolete) Of or relating to Belarus, literally "White Russia," or its language.

A cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk.
Alternative forms: white Russian, white russian
Synonym: (humorous) Caucasian
Coordinate term: Black Russian

(history) A White Guardist, a Russian who not supported the Socialists in the 1917 Revolution and the Russian Civil War (1917–1923), and afterward (e.g. as a White émigré).

(obsolete) A Belarusian person.
Synonyms: (academic) Belarusan, (preferred) Belarusian, (deprecated) Belorussian, (official before 1991) Bielorussian, (deprecated) Byelorussian

(obsolete, uncountable) The Belarusian language.

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Examples

He co-operated with White Russian officers in Finland and Russia. Source: Internet

In 1921, Harbin was home of at least 100,000 White Russian émigrés. Source: Internet

But in the south, General Anton Denikin 's White Russian forces advanced, and the situation deteriorated rapidly. Source: Internet

Nabokov was a self-proclaimed "White Russian", and was, from its inception, a strong opponent of the Soviet government that came to power following the Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917. Source: Internet

The fall of Tsaritsyn is viewed "as one of the key battles of the Russian Civil War" which greatly helped the White Russian Cause. Source: Internet

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