WHITE MAN'S BURDEN

Meaning of WHITE MAN'S BURDEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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. [ …
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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 — Function: noun Etymology: “ The White Man's Burden ” (1899), poem by Rudyard Kipling Date: 1900 : the alleged duty …
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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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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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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 — ( 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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