WHITE MAN'S BURDEN

Meaning of WHITE MAN'S BURDEN in English

noun

Etymology: from “The White Man's Burden” (1899), poem by Rudyard Kipling died 1936 English writer

: the supposed duty of the white peoples to manage the affairs of the undeveloped colored races

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

WHITE MAN'S BURDEN — noun Etymology: “The White Man's Burden” (1899), poem by Rudyard Kipling Date: 1900 the alleged duty of the white peoples …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHITE MAN'S BURDEN — the alleged duty of the white race to care for subject peoples of other races in its colonial possessions. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHITE MAN'S BURDEN — n. expected responsibility of white people Europeans) to rule and impose their apparently advanced civilization and culture to nonwhite people
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WHITE MAN'S BURDEN — Etymology: “The White Man's Burden” (1899), poem by Rudyard Kipling Date: 1900 : the alleged duty of the white peoples …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHITE MAN'S BURDEN — Function: noun Etymology: “ The White Man's Burden ” (1899), poem by Rudyard Kipling Date: 1900 : the alleged duty …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHITE MAN'S BURDEN — [white man's burden] n ["The White Man's Burden" (1899), poem by Rudyard Kipling] (1911): the alleged duty of the white …
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WHITE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) White Monk white corpuscle white blood cell Bourke White Margaret cabbage white white footed …
Английский словарь Британика
MAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) 2002– Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and …
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WHITE — I. ˈhwīt also ˈwī-; usu -īd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English white, whit, from Old English hwīt; akin …
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BURDEN — I. ˈbərd ə n, ˈbə̄d-, ˈbəid- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English burden, burthen, from Old English byrthen; akin …
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WHITE — /hwuyt, wuyt/ , adj., whiter, whitest , n. , v. , whited, whiting . adj. 1. of the color of …
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BURDEN — burden 1 — burdener , n. — burdenless , adj. /berr"dn/ , n. 1. that which is carried; load: a …
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WHITE — I. ˈhwīt, ˈwīt adjective ( whit·er ; whit·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīt; akin to Old High …
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MAN — I. ˈman, in compounds ˌman or mən noun ( plural men ˈmen, in compounds ˌmen or mən) Etymology: Middle English, …
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BURDEN — I. ˈbər-d ə n noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English byrthen; akin to Old English beran to carry — …
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WHITE — noun a white pigment; as, venice white. 2. white ·superl gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary. 3. white …
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MAN — vt to tame, as a hawk. 2. man ·noun the human race; mankind. 3. man ·vt to furnish with a …
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BURDEN — noun the drone of a bagpipe. 2. burden ·noun a club. 3. burden ·noun a birth. 4. burden ·noun that …
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WHITE — [white] adj whit.er ; whit.est [ME, fr. OE hwit; akin to OHG hwiz white and prob. to OCS svetu light, …
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WHITE — white, White BrE AmE waɪt hwaɪt — Preference poll, British English: waɪt 77%, hwaɪt 23%. ▷ whited ˈwaɪt ɪd ˈhwaɪt-, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BURDEN — burden, B~ BrE AmE ˈbɜːd ə n AmE ˈbɝːd ə n ▷ burden|ed d ▷ burden|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ burden|s z
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WHITE — / waɪt; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( whiter , whit·est ) 1. having the colour of fresh …
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MAN — / mæn; NAmE / noun , verb , exclamation ■ noun ( pl. men / men; NAmE /) MALE PERSON …
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BURDEN — / ˈbɜːdn; NAmE ˈbɜːrdn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. the ~ (of sth) | a ~ (on / to …
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WHITE — I. white 1 S1 W1 /waɪt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ white , ↑ whiteness , …
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MAN — I. man 1 S1 W1 /mæn/ BrE AmE noun ( plural men /men/) [ Word Family: noun : ↑ man …
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BURDEN — I. bur ‧ den 1 /ˈbɜːdn $ ˈbɜːrdn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: byrthen ] 1 …
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WHITE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
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WHITE — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
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MAN — n. & v. n. (pl. men) 1 an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
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WHITE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
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MAN — n. & v. --n. (pl. men) 1. an adult human male, esp. as distinct from a woman or boy. 2 …
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WHITE — ( whiter, whitest, whites) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
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MAN — ( men, mans, manning, manned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A …
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BURDEN — ( burdens, burdening, burdened) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BURDEN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a burden of guilt (= a strong feeling of guilt ) ▪ Many children …
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BURDEN — [noun] [C] - a heavy load that you carry or (figurative) a difficult duty or responsibility you have to bearThe …
Cambridge English vocab
WHITE — n. white whale White Monk white corpuscle white blood cell Bourke White Margaret cabbage white white footed mouse great white …
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MAN — n. Mountain Man 2002 Man Booker Prize de Man Paul Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen …
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MAN — n. confidence man con man fancy man fighting man hatchet man hit man iron man ladies' man man at arms …
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WHITE — adj. 1 snow-white, snowy, chalk-white, chalky, ivory, creamy, milky, milk-white, oyster-white, off-white; silver, hoary Many buildings in the tropics are …
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BURDEN — n. 1 load, weight, gravamen; strain, pressure, trouble, onus, millstone, cross, albatross The old man put down his burden The …
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MAN — 1. сущ. 1) человек fat man ≈ толстый человек short man ≈ человек низкого роста tall man ≈ высокий человек …
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BURDEN — I 1. сущ. 1) ноша, груз, тяжесть to bear, carry, shoulder a burden ≈ нести груз to alleviate, lighten, relieve …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHITE — white.ogg 1. waıt n 1. 1> белый цвет; белизна 2> чистота, непорочность 2. белая краска, белила 3. белок ( яйца …
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BURDEN — burden.ogg _I 1. ʹbɜ:dn n 1. 1> ноша; тяжесть; груз 2> мор. грузоподъёмность; регистровый тоннаж 3> вес партии материала 4> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHITE — 1) белый пигмент; белила; белая краска 2) белый 3) сигнал белого поля ( в факсимильной связи ) • - base …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MAN — 1) рабочий 2) оператор-станочник 3) мн. ч. обслуживающий персонал • - anchor man - back-side man - backup man - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BURDEN — 1) горн. покрывающие породы 2) шихта || шихтовать 3) горн. расчётная линия наименьшего сопротивления при взрывании 4) нагрузка вторичной цепи …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WHITE — 1) белый пигмент; белила; белая краска 2) белый 3) сигнал белого поля (в факсимильной связи) • - base white - bleeding white whites - carbon white - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
MAN — 1) рабочий 2) оператор-станочник 3) мн. ч. обслуживающий персонал • - anchor man - back-side man - backup man - baler man - batch man - blast-furnace man - burner …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BURDEN — 1) горн. покрывающие породы 2) шихта || шихтовать 3) горн. расчётная линия наименьшего сопротивления при взрывании 4) нагрузка вторичной цепи (измерительного трансформатора) 5) мор. …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WHITE — 1) белый 2) вазелиновый 3) несмоленый 4) пшеничный 5) светлый • bring to white heat — нагревать до белого каления white noise generator — генератор белого шума - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BURDEN — 1) груз, тяжесть; бремя 2) экон. обязательство, долг 3) электр. нагрузка || нагружать 4) мор. грузоподъемность (судна) 5) шихта || шихтовать 6) горн. покрывающий пласт 7) …
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