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The Dutch word for white is
wit





white



Translations for white and their definitions

wit
     1. adj. white
           De wand is wit.
             The (inner) wall is white.
     2. adj. legal
     3. adj. pure, untainted
     4. adj. (archaic) clear-lighted, not dark at all
           De lang gewenschte dagh verscheen, heel klaer en wit.
             The long-wished-for day appeared, very clear and white.
     5. n. white (color)
           Wit is alle kleuren ineens.
             White is all colors at once.
     6. n. (archaic) (short for doelwit (goal, target, the white in a bullseye)
           Myn wit is Adam en zyn afkomst te bederven. (in Lucifer, by Vondel)
             My goal is to corrupt Adam and his origin.
     7. n. (slang) cocaine
           Heb je een halfje wit?
     8. v. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of witten
     9. v. imperative of witten
     10. n. (archaic) ability to think and reason
     11. n. (archaic) knowledge


blanke
     1. n. a white person, a Caucasian


blank
     1. adj. white, pale
     2. adj. (race) White, Caucasian.


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