whites
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3.2
- noun
- /waɪts/
:
blancos
- The Whites have been very anxious to meet Elizabeth.
- non-Hispanic whites
- Hispanic whites
- blacks and whites
But he gave the money to whites and to white farmers.
- But he gave the money to whites and to white farmers.
- Blacks on the street, whites on the sidewalk.
Examples
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Gaps in outcomes between Whites and Blacks persisted across all cities.
Academic text (2011) -
And the question in it was what are white people superior at?
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But he gave the money to whites and to white farmers.
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So we have to team up with all the white people worldwide.
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However, US-born non-Hispanic Whites had the highest proportion of excess alcohol use in our study.
Academic text (2011) -
Non-White racial and ethnic groups were more likely than Whites to be in the lowest income tercile in both countries.
Academic text (2012) -
In California's state population, Whites are the number two group at 38 percent, trailing Latinos at 39 percent.
Academic text (2017) -
Studies show that many whites benefit from systemic privileges in society.
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The report highlighted disparities in education between whites and other racial groups.
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During the discussion, various perspectives from both whites and people of color were represented.
Synonyms
6
2.9
People with light skin, often from Europe, who many see as a racial group
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5.3
A group of people with light skin, often from Europe
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8.0
An old label for people with light skin who come from Europe and nearby regions
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whites comes from the Old English word hwīt, which meant 'white' or 'fair', so people were once described by the color of their skin. That's why whites today refers to people seen as having light-coloured skin.