GREAT WHITE FATHER

Meaning of GREAT WHITE FATHER in English

noun

also great father

Usage: usually capitalized G&W&F

1. : the president of the United States

2. : a person in a position of authority

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

GREAT WHITE FATHER — Facetious. 1. the president of the U.S. 2. any man who holds a position of great authority. [ 1915-20, Amer.; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT WHITE FATHER — Великий Бледнолицый Отец Так индейцы уважительно называли президента США [President, U.S.]. Название приобрело популярность благодаря бульварным романам в жанре вестерн [western], …
GREAT WHITE FATHER — Великий Бледнолицый Отец Так индейцы уважительно называли президента США [President]. Название приобрело популярность благодаря бульварным романам в жанре вестерн , …
WHITE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) White Monk white corpuscle white blood cell Bourke White Margaret cabbage white white footed …
Английский словарь Британика
GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
FATHER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Father Coughlin Damien Father Divine Father Joseph Father Mother's Day and Father's Day {{link=power …
Английский словарь Британика
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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GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
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FATHER — I. ˈfäthə(r), ˈfȧthə(r noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fader, from Old English fæder; akin to Old High German …
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WHITE — /hwuyt, wuyt/ , adj., whiter, whitest , n. , v. , whited, whiting . adj. 1. of the color of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
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FATHER — — fatherlike , adj. /fah"dheuhr/ , n. 1. a male parent. 2. a father-in-law, stepfather, or adoptive father. 3. any …
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WHITE — I. ˈhwīt, ˈwīt adjective ( whit·er ; whit·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīt; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FATHER — I. ˈfä-thər noun Etymology: Middle English fader, from Old English fæder; akin to Old High German fater father, Latin pater, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHITE — noun a white pigment; as, venice white. 2. white ·superl gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary. 3. white …
Webster English vocab
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
Webster English vocab
FATHER — noun a senator of ancient rome. 2. father ·vt to provide with a father. 3. father ·noun a respectful mode …
Webster English vocab
WHITE — [white] adj whit.er ; whit.est [ME, fr. OE hwit; akin to OHG hwiz white and prob. to OCS svetu light, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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FATHER — [fa.ther] n [ME fader, fr. OE faeder; akin to OHG fater father, L pater, Gk pater] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHITE — white, White BrE AmE waɪt hwaɪt — Preference poll, British English: waɪt 77%, hwaɪt 23%. ▷ whited ˈwaɪt ɪd ˈhwaɪt-, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FATHER — fath|er BrE AmE ˈfɑːð |ə AmE -| ə r ▷ fath|ered əd AmE ə rd ▷ fath|ering ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHITE — / waɪt; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( whiter , whit·est ) 1. having the colour of fresh …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FATHER — / ˈfɑːðə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a male parent of a child or an animal; a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHITE — I. white 1 S1 W1 /waɪt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ white , ↑ whiteness , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FATHER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHITE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREAT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FATHER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a man in relation to a child or children born from his fertilization of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHITE — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FATHER — n. & v. n. 1 a a man in relation to a child or children born from his fertilization of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHITE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Oxford English vocab
GREAT
Oxford English vocab
FATHER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a man in relation to a child or children born from his fertilization of …
Oxford English vocab
WHITE — ( whiter, whitest, whites) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FATHER — ( fathers, fathering, fathered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your father …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FATHER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a proud mother/father/parent ▪ Mark is the proud father of a three-week-old baby boy. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
FATHER — (PARENT) [noun] [C] - a male parentMy father used to take me to watch the football every Saturday.She had a …
Cambridge English vocab
WHITE — n. white whale White Monk white corpuscle white blood cell Bourke White Margaret cabbage white white footed mouse great white …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FATHER — n. Father Cats Father Coughlin Damien Father Divine Father Joseph Father Mother's Day and Father's Day power of the father
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WHITE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FATHER — Synonyms and related words : Establishment, VIP, abba, abbe, affiliate to, agent, ancestor, ancestors, apprentice, architect, artificer, artist, aunt, auntie, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FATHER — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lone ( esp. BrE ), single ▪ As a single ~, he found it a struggle …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FATHER — INDEX: 1. father 2. when someone is a father 3. like a father RELATED WORDS see also ↑ MOTHER ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FATHER — n. 25B6; noun his mother and father : MALE PARENT, patriarch, paterfamilias; informal dad, daddy, pop, pa, old man; Brit. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GREAT — adj. 1 big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant, grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast, tremendous; spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FATHER — n. 1 sire, paterfamilias, Colloq dad, daddy, pa, papa, pop, old man, old boy, Brit governor, pater His father is …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WHITE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) great blot great masses of population great talker …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FATHER — 1. сущ. 1) отец proud father ≈ счастливый отец He was like a father to them. ≈ Он был для …
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 …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GREAT — great.ogg 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FATHER — 1. ʹfɑ:ðə n 1. 1> отец adoptive father - приёмный отец natural father - отец внебрачного ребёнка 2> заступник, защитник, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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