white russian

1. 1.

   a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia

   SynonymsByelorussianBelorussian

   BroaderEuropean

   Part ofBelarus
2. 2.

   a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur, and milk or cream

   Broadercocktail
3. 3.

   the Slavic language spoken in Belarus

   SynonymsBelarusianByelorussian

   BroaderSlavic

Questions about white russian

What does white russian mean?

white russian means "a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for white russian?

Close synonyms include Byelorussian, Belorussian, Belarusian, Byelorussian. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is white russian a common word?

white russian is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.