WHITE MAN'S BURDEN

Meaning of WHITE MAN'S BURDEN in English

Function: noun

Etymology: “ The White Man's Burden ” (1899), poem by Rudyard Kipling

Date: 1900

: the alleged duty of the white peoples to manage the affairs of the less developed nonwhite peoples

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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 …
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WHITE MAN'S BURDEN — noun Etymology: from “The White Man's Burden” (1899), poem by Rudyard Kipling died 1936 English writer : the supposed duty …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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 …
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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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BURDEN — I. ˈbərd ə n, ˈbə̄d-, ˈbəid- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English burden, burthen, from Old English byrthen; akin …
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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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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-, …
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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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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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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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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 …
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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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BURDEN — I 1. сущ. 1) ноша, груз, тяжесть to bear, carry, shoulder a burden ≈ нести груз to alleviate, lighten, relieve …
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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> …
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WHITE — 1) белый пигмент; белила; белая краска 2) белый 3) сигнал белого поля ( в факсимильной связи ) • - base …
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MAN — 1) рабочий 2) оператор-станочник 3) мн. ч. обслуживающий персонал • - anchor man - back-side man - backup man - …
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BURDEN — 1) горн. покрывающие породы 2) шихта || шихтовать 3) горн. расчётная линия наименьшего сопротивления при взрывании 4) нагрузка вторичной цепи …
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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 …
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BURDEN — 1) горн. покрывающие породы 2) шихта || шихтовать 3) горн. расчётная линия наименьшего сопротивления при взрывании 4) нагрузка вторичной цепи (измерительного трансформатора) 5) мор. …
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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 - …
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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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