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valkoinen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blanc noun A white sauce made from fat, broth, and vegetables, used especially with braised meats.
  • blank adj Free of writing, marks, or content; empty.
  • Caucasian adj Relating to people classified by an older racial system as white or of European descent.
  • white adj Reflecting all wavelengths of visible light equally; having the colour of snow or milk.

Senses

valkoinen is used for these senses in English:

  • Caucasian (anthropology, dated) Of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin, and originating from Europe, parts of Northern Africa and Central, South, and Western Asia.
  • Caucasian (anthropology, dated) A member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).
  • blanc A white cosmetic.
  • blank (archaic) White or pale; without colour.
  • white (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.
  • white The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
  • white A person of European descent with light-colored skin.
  • white A white pigment.

blank — full definition

  1. adj Free of writing, marks, or content; empty.
  2. adj Showing no expression, understanding, or emotion.
  3. noun A cartridge loaded with gunpowder but no bullet, used for training or effects rather than firing a projectile.
  4. verb To go suddenly unable to remember something.
  5. verb To deliberately ignore someone.

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