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White House

proper noun

  1. human settlement in Tennessee, United States of America
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: From the Executive Mansion ("house") of the United States of America having been painted white, giving its appearance of a white house; having been painted to cover up the damage from the War of 1812 when the British burned the mansion down.

  1. The official home and workplace of the President of the United States of America.

    The evidence of supposed mass killings of white South Africans presented by Donald Trump in a tense White House meeting on Wednesday were in some cases images from the Democratic Republic of Congo, while footage shown during the meeting was falsely portrayed as depicting “burial sites”.

  2. The US presidency and its administration.

    The White House announced its support for the new law.

    U.S. President Joe Biden held a joint call Friday with both Niinisto and Andersson where, according to a White House statement, he “underscored his support for NATO’s Open Door policy and for the right of Finland and Sweden to decide their own future, foreign policy and security arrangements.”

  3. Any executive residence

    Little White House

    White House of the Confederacy

  4. Synonym of Russian White House.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
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