White Russian

White Russian
Of or related to Russians with tsarist sympathies in the period directly following the 1917 Revolution.
Syn: Belarusan, Belarusian, Belorussian, Byelorussian
2. noun
a) A Russian who supported the tsar in the 1917 Revolution and the Russian Civil War (1918–20), and afterwords.
b) A cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk.
Syn: Belarusian, Belarusan, Belorussian, Byelorussian
See Also: Black Russian

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