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whyte

whyte adjective: white (racial sense). Also the obsolete form of white.

Adjective

whyte

  1. (Internet) White (racial sense).

Proper noun capitalized: Whyte

Whyte

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.

Also used as

whyte is also the obsolete form of white.

Origin of whyte

From whyte (“white”). Uncertain semantics.

Words formed from whyte

Questions about whyte

What does whyte mean?
Whyte means white (racial sense).
What part of speech is whyte?
Whyte can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near whyte in the dictionary

  1. whys
  2. whys and wherefores
  3. Whysall
  4. Whysalls
  5. whysoever
  6. whyte
  7. Whyte notation
  8. Whyteleafe
  9. Whytock
  10. Whyvillian
  11. Whyvillians

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