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white shields

white shields is the plural of white shield.

Meaning of white shield

Noun

white shield (plural white shields)

  1. (neologism) White people who make a formation around black people in order to protect them from racist violence.
    • The purpose of this white shield around black bodies was to prevent the threat of violence by the police against the black students.2020, Awino Okech, Gender, Protests and Political Change in Africa, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 2

Questions about white shields

What is white shields the plural of?
White shields is the plural of white shield.

Words near white shields in the dictionary

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  2. white shark
  3. white sharks
  4. white sheep
  5. white shield
  6. white shields
  7. White Sister
  8. white skin privilege
  9. white slave
  10. white slaver
  11. white slavers

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