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Whitewatergate

Whitewatergate proper noun: the Whitewater controversy, a US political scandal that began with the real-estate investments of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates in the Whitewater Development Corporation.

Proper noun

Whitewatergate

  1. (informal) The Whitewater controversy, a US political scandal that began with the real-estate investments of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates in the Whitewater Development Corporation.

Origin of Whitewatergate

From Whitewater + -gate, influenced by the original Watergate scandal.

Questions about Whitewatergate

What does Whitewatergate mean?
Whitewatergate means the Whitewater controversy, a US political scandal that began with the real-estate investments of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates in the Whitewater Development Corporation.
What part of speech is Whitewatergate?
Whitewatergate is a proper noun.

Words near Whitewatergate in the dictionary

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  2. whitewashings
  3. whitewater
  4. whitewater rafting
  5. Whitewater Region
  6. Whitewatergate
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  8. Whiteway
  9. Whiteways
  10. whiteweed
  11. whiteweeds

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