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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWhite
/waɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Of the color of milk or fresh snow, the opposite of black.
"She wore a white dress to the party."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'hwīt', of Germanic origin, sharing roots with Old High German 'hwīz' and Old Norse 'hvítr'. Historically, the word has denoted the lightest color resembling snow or milk, stemming from Proto-Germanic '*hwītaz', meaning bright or shining.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "White" is said worldwide
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blanc
Transliteration: blanc
"La neige est blanche."
weiß
Transliteration: weiss
"Der Schnee ist weiß."
bianco
Transliteration: bianco
"La neve è bianca."
blanco
Transliteration: blanco
"La nieve es blanca."
branco
Transliteration: branco
"A neve é branca."
सफ़ेद
Transliteration: safed
"बर्फ़ सफ़ेद है।"
白
Transliteration: bái
"雪是白色的。"
하얀색
Transliteration: hayansek
"눈은 하얗다."
白
Transliteration: shiro
"雪は白いです。"
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