transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
or Wasp ˈwäsp, ˈwȯsp
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: w hite A nglo- S axon P rotestant
Date: 1957
sometimes disparaging : an American of Northern European and especially British ancestry and of Protestant background ; especially : a member of the dominant and the most privileged class of people in the United States
• Wasp·dom -dəm noun , sometimes disparaging
• Wasp·ish ˈwäs-pish, ˈwȯs- adjective , sometimes disparaging
• Wasp·ish·ness noun , sometimes disparaging
• Waspy -pē adjective , sometimes disparaging