White Russian

== English == === Etymology === (cocktail): The word white refers to the milk, while Russian refers to the vodka. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === White Russian (not comparable) Of or relating to Russians with tsarist or anti-Soviet sympathies in the period directly following the Revolution in 1917. (obsolete) Of or relating to Belarus, literally "White Russia", or its language. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== (Belarusian): Great Russian Little Russian ==== Translations ==== === Noun === White Russian (countable and uncountable, plural White Russians) A cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk. Alternative forms: white Russian, white russian Synonym: (humorous) Caucasian Coordinate term: Black Russian (historical) A White Guardist, a Russian who did not support the Socialists in the Revolution in 1917 and the Russian Civil War (1917–1923), and afterwards (e.g. as a White émigré). (obsolete) A Belarusian person. Synonyms: (academic) Belarusan, (preferred) Belarusian, (deprecated) Belorussian, (official before 1991) Bielorussian, (deprecated) Byelorussian ==== Coordinate terms ==== (Belarusian): Great Russian Little Russian (cocktail): Black Russian ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === White Russian (obsolete) The Belarusian language. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === White Russian (cocktail) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia White movement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Belarusian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia