white

/waɪt/ noun

Definition

COLOUR [C, U] › the colour of snow or milk

PERSON [C] › a white person: For a long time, whites controlled the economy here.

EGG [C] › the part of an egg that is white when it is cooked: Mix the egg whites with the sugar. → See also in black and white

(Definition of white noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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