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British White

British  

noun

  1. a British breed of medium-sized white cattle with black points, bred mainly for meat

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You wouldn't be wrong to think of Two Weeks in August as something of a British White Lotus, a comparison its writer Catherine Shepherd has addressed.

From BBC May 16, 2026

The Royal Navy spokesman added the British White ensign, which is only used on UK warships, "cannot be defaced because it's a symbol of the legal status of a vessel as a warship".

From BBC Aug. 20, 2019

She and her husband started their farm in 2002, raising a breed of cows called British White.

From Washington Times Jun. 30, 2018

Those opposed to the kind of compromise outlined in the British White Paper issued last March landed clearly in the minority.

From Time Magazine Archive

The British "White Paper" proves how frivolously steps leading to the most serious results were ordered in St. Petersburg.

From New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? by Various

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