White Man's Burden Definition
noun
The alleged duty of the white peoples to bring their civilization to other peoples regarded as backward.
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Origin of White Man's Burden
From “The White Man's Burden,” a poem by Rudyard Kipling
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the poem The White Man's Burden by Rudyard Kipling.
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