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All Whites

plural noun

  1. the former name for the international soccer team of New Zealand

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of All Whites1

so named because of the players' white strip and also an allusion to All Blacks
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Example Sentences

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But overall, I try not to take the angle where I come out saying all whites are racist and kill all white people, because that’s not really funny, there isn’t really a joke there.

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He made his international debut for New Zealand in June 2009 and has scored 34 goals in 74 appearances for the All Whites.

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While “not all whites were or are perpetrators of anti-Black racism,” he said, “all whites benefited and still benefit from the history of anti-Black oppression.”

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The policy on covid relief funds for restaurants was not aimed at all Whites, as the ads claim — or even all White men.

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The match marked the end of Reid’s All Whites career with the skipper retiring from international football.

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