White Russian Definition

noun
A Belarusian.
American Heritage
The Belarusian language.
American Heritage
A cocktail consisting of vodka, a coffee liqueur, and milk or cream.
American Heritage

(history) A White Guardist, a Russian who supported the tsar in the 1917 Revolution and the Russian Civil War (1917-1923), and afterward. (Russian history)

Wiktionary
A strain of marijuana containing very high THC levels - in excess of 22%.
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Synonyms:
adjective

Belorussian.

Webster's New World

A cocktail that is a Black Russian to which cream or milk has been added.

Webster's New World

Of or relating to Russians with tsarist sympathies in the period directly following the 1917 Revolution.

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Other Word Forms of White Russian

Noun

Singular:
White Russian
Plural:
white-russians

Origin of White Russian

  • Translation of Russian belorusskiĭ belyĭ white russkiĭ Russian Sense 2, from the use of vodka in the cocktail

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

White Russian Sentence Examples

  • The population is mostly White Russian.

  • To make a White Russian cocktail, add once ounce milk or half-and-half cream to the shaker.

  • The White Russian is an old fashioned drink that has experienced a resurgence in popularity over the past few years because of its association with the movie The Big Lebowski.

  • It's believed that the White Russian cocktail recipe dates back to somewhere around the 1950s when vodka was beginning to really catch on in the western world.

  • Add the cream (as little or as much as you prefer) and you have a White Russian.

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