white
adjective
of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
half-white
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a word derived from
white.
Example Sentences
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Even my white friend idolized the captain of her volleyball team, a half-Japanese, half-white girl.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2024
The riveting narrative centers on a half-Japanese, half-white character in the backdrop of 1600s Japan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024
Thompson, who is half-Navajo and half-white, has never been shy about his heritage, but over the years, it’s an aspect of himself that he has grown more comfortable sharing in his music.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
Half-Asian and half-white, Angie, 16, is the “token minority” student at her high school in Galveston, Texas, though she has never felt particularly Asian.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2022
Far out in the river I could see the half-white, half-black head of balding old Mama Lalaba, who must have decided crocodiles were preferable to death by nsongonya.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
