White (disambiguation)
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White
is a color.
White(s) or The White may also refer to:
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
is a color.
White(s) or The White may also refer to:
People
- White (surname)White (surname)White is a surname of English origin. It is the sixteenth most common surname in the United Kingdom. In the 1990 United States Census, 'White' ranked fourteenth among all reported surnames in frequency, accounting for 0.28% of the population....
, a family name - White peopleWhite peopleWhite people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
, a group of people identified appearance- White AmericanWhite AmericanWhite Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
, a United States Census Bureau designation
- White American
- Bai people, a Chinese ethnic group
Animals
- White (horse)White (horse)White horses are born white and stay white throughout their life. White horses may have brown, blue, or hazel eyes. "True white" horses, especially those that carry one of the dominant white genes, are rare...
, a horse coloring - White (mutation)White (mutation)White, abbreviated w, was the first sex-linked mutation ever discovered in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. In 1910 Thomas Hunt Morgan, collected a single male white-eyed mutant from a population of Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies, which usually have bright red eyes...
, a color mutation in fruit flies - PierinaePierinaeThe Pierinae are a large subfamily of Pierid butterflies. The subfamily is one of several clades of butterflies often referred to as the Whites...
, a subfamily of butterflies commonly called the Whites - Pieris (butterfly), a genus of Pierinae commonly called the Whites or Garden Whites
- Appias (genus)Appias (genus)Appias, commonly called Puffins and Albatrosses or Whites , is a genus of butterflies found in Africa and southern Asia.-Species:Listed alphabetically.*Appias ada – Rare Albatross...
, another genus of Pierinae sometimes called the Whites - PontiaPontiaPontia, commonly called Whites, is a genus of pierid butterflies found worldwide. For other Whites see genus Pieris.-Species:Listed alphabetically.* Pontia beckerii – Becker's White, Great Basin White, or Sagebrush White...
, a third genus of Pierinae sometimes called the Whites
Arts
- "White", a song by LIGHTS from Lights (EP)Lights (EP)Lights is the self-titled debut EP by Canadian recording artist Lights, released on iTunes on April 22, 2008. It was rereleased digitally and physically on September 16, 2008.-Release:...
- White (band)White (band)White is a progressive rock band formed by Alan White in 2005.-History:Alan White has achieved great success in his role as the drummer with Yes as well as having worked with John Lennon, George Harrison and Joe Cocker....
, a progressive rock musical group - White (album), a 1988 album by Show-Ya
- The White (EP)The White (EP)The White is an EP by the band Agalloch released on February 29, 2008. The White, a follow-up to Agalloch's 2004 EP The Grey, completes a dichotomy of releases for Vendlus Records. The White contains seven neofolk and dark ambient tracks written and recorded between 2004 and 2007...
, a 2008 heavy metal recording by Agalloch - The White EPThe White EPThe White EP is the recording debut of San Francisco punk group Pop-O-Pies. The six-song EP includes their cover of the Grateful Dead classic Truckin', which in late 1981, was consistently the most requested song on the San Francisco college radio station KUSF for several months in a row. In 1982,...
, a 1982 punk recording by the Pop-O-Pies - White AmpWhite AmpThe White amplifier was an instrument amplifier made by the Fender company, named for Fender's production manager Forrest White and designed as a surprise by Leo Fender for his longtime associate. It was sold together with the matching steel guitar and was made only in 1956. Approximately 1500...
, a musical equipment brand - White (BBC series)White (BBC series)White was a series of documentaries shown in March 2008 on BBC 2 dealing with issues of race and the changing nature of the white working class in Britain...
, a British documentary - Whites (TV series)Whites (TV series)Whites is a BBC sitcom, written by Oliver Lansley and Matt King, and starring Alan Davies as the executive chef at a country house hotel. BBC Two gave the go ahead for the show to go into production in August 2009 with the first episode airing in September 2010. Whites aired for six episodes in...
, a BBC sitcom - Three Colors: WhiteThree Colors: WhiteThree Colors: White is a 1994 Polish mystery comedy-drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski...
, a film by Krzysztof Kieślowski - White (novel)White (novel)White: The Great Pursuit is a novel by Christian author Ted Dekker. It is the third book of four in "the Circle" series.-Plot summary:...
, by Ted Dekker - The White: Last Days in the Antarctic Journeys of Scott and Mawson 1911-1913, a novel by Adrian CaesarAdrian CaesarAdrian Caesar is an Australian author and poet.Caesar was born in Manchester, United Kingdom and emigrated to Australia in 1982. He studied at Reading University and has held appointments at various Australian universities, including the Australian National University and the University of New...
- The White, a fictional group in the Age of the FiveAge of the FiveAge of the Five is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Trudi Canavan, recounting the story of Auraya, a young priestess who rises to the highest rank in her world's religious hierarchy, only to find that there may be more to the Gods she worships than she was led to believe.-Plot Overview:Priestess of...
novel trilogy by Trudi Canavan
Other uses
- White'sWhite'sWhite's is a London gentlemen's club, established at 4 Chesterfield Street in 1693 by Italian immigrant Francesco Bianco . Originally it was established to sell hot chocolate, a rare and expensive commodity at the time...
, a London gentleman's club - White movementWhite movementThe White movement and its military arm the White Army - known as the White Guard or the Whites - was a loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces.The movement comprised one of the politico-military Russian forces who fought...
, a Russian political movement- White (political adjective), association with the White movement
- White Airways, a PortuguesePortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
airline - White Motor CompanyWhite Motor CompanyWhite Motor Company was an American automobile and truck manufacturer from 1900 until 1980. The company also produced bicycles, roller skates, automatic lathes, and sewing machines. Before World War II, the company was based in Cleveland, Ohio.-History:...
, an automobile maker - Cricket whites, the uniform worn by cricketers
- "Chef's whites" is a term for a chef's uniformChef's uniformThe traditional chef's uniform includes a toque , white double-breasted jacket, and checkered pants. It is a common uniform in the Western world....
- Egg whiteEgg whiteEgg white is the common name for the clear liquid contained within an egg. In chickens it is formed from the layers of secretions of the anterior section of the hen's oviduct during the passage of the egg. It forms around either fertilized or unfertilized egg yolks...
, the clear liquid in an egg - ScleraScleraThe sclera , also known as the white or white of the eye, is the opaque , fibrous, protective, outer layer of the eye containing collagen and elastic fiber. In the development of the embryo, the sclera is derived from the neural crest...
, the white part of an eye - Swansea RFCSwansea RFCSwansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
or The Whites, a Welsh rugby union team - "Whites" is an archaic term for leucorrhea, a medical condition
- Pokemon WhitePokémon Black and Whiteare role-playing games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. They are the first installments in the fifth generation of the Pokémon series of role-playing games...
, a video game for the Nintendo DS