name
Meaning 1
plural of White
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Standard Lemma guide
whites
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Pronunciation
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/(h)waɪts/
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rhymes with -aɪts
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CMU ARPABET: W AY1 T S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: HH W AY1 T S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly white, particularly
The chariot-racing faction of the Roman circus and Constantinopolitan hippodrome that wore white.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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name
Meaning 3
Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly white, particularly
The away team during international matches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
Examples
- 1996, S. Greenfield, "When the Whites Go Marching In? Racism and Resistances in English Football", Marquette Sports Law Review, Vol. 6, No. 2, Art. 7, p. 315: #*: "When the Whites go Marching In" is a version of the hymn "When the Saints Go Marching In" and has been sung by football fans whilst attending "away" matches in other countries... In this context the reference is to English supporters indicating their disapproval of black players.
- When the Whites go marching in, oh, when the Whites go marching in, oh, I wanna be in that number when the Whites go marching in!
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name
Meaning 4
Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly white, particularly
Juventus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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noun
Meaning 5
plural of white
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 6
A set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 7
A set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.
The white uniform of a chef.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 8
A set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.
Cricket whites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 9
A set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.
A white uniform formerly worn by officers of United States Marine Corps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, plural, plural-only
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 10
Linen, especially laundry, that is white.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 11
leukorrhea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, plural, plural-only
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verb
Meaning 12
third-person singular simple present indicative of white
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
In reference to the ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine racing faction, a calque of Latin albī (“Whites”), albātī (“White-Clads”), factio alba (“the white faction”), or factio albata (“the white-clad faction”) and Byzantine Greek Λευκοὶ (Leukoì, “Whites”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: bielizna — linen
Real reading context