White House

proper noun

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

“Little White House”

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Russian White HouseEXEC
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Meanings

proper nounthe White House
  1. USThe 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”.

    2025 May 22, “Trump’s evidence of South Africa ‘white genocide’ contains images from Democratic Republic of Congo”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2025
  2. USmetonymicallyThe US presidency and its administration.

    The White House announced its support for the new law.

    2 more examples

    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.”

    2022 May 14, Jari Tanner, “Putin warns Finland NATO membership would harm relations”, in AP News, archived from the original on 14 May 2022

    The Trump White House has put me on a list as an official enemy of this administration.[…]I am not going to stop talking about the things that matter. The White House is not going to intimidate me. No network can cancel me, but we need strength in numbers to prevent ourselves from being deplatformed.

    2026 June 4, David Pakman, 0:00; 3:41 from the start, in Trump's White House WANTS TO END MY SHOW (Politics), The David Pakman Show, via YouTube, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2026
  3. USbroadlyAny executive residence

    Little White House

    1 more example

    White House of the Confederacy

  4. Synonym of Russian White House.

    Synonyms: Russian White House

  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A community in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
    2. A city in Robertson County, Sumner County, Tennessee.
    3. A community in New Kent County, Virginia, also known as White House Landing.
    4. A community in Page County, Virginia.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Russian White House.

Similar
Russian White House

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe chief executive department of the United States government

Similar
EXEC
Broader
executive department
Also see
execrussian white house

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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.

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Translations

Afrikaans Withuis
  • Withuisthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Arabic الْبَيْت الْأَبْيَض, بَيْت أَبْيَض
  • الْبَيْت الْأَبْيَض (al-bayt al-ʔabyaḍ)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
  • بَيْت أَبْيَض (bayt ʔabyaḍ)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Basque Etxe Zuria
  • Etxe Zuriathe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Bengali হোয়াইট হাউস
  • হোয়াইট হাউস (hōẇaiṭ haus)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Bulgarian Бе́лият дом
  • Бе́лият дом (Bélijat dom)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Catalan Casa Blanca
  • Casa Blancathe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Chinese Cantonese 白宮 /白宫
  • 白宮 /白宫 (baak⁶ gung¹)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Chinese Mandarin 白宮 /白宫, 白宮 /白宫
  • 白宮 /白宫 (Báigōng)(idiomatic) the US presidency
  • 白宮 /白宫 (Báigōng)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Czech Bílý dům
  • Bílý důmthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Danish Det hvide hus
  • Det hvide husthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Dutch Witte Huis
  • Witte Huisthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Esperanto Blanka Domo
  • Blanka Domothe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Estonian Valge Maja, Valge Maja
  • Valge Maja(idiomatic) the US presidency
  • Valge Majathe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Finnish Valkoinen talo, Valkoinen talo
  • Valkoinen talo(idiomatic) the US presidency
  • Valkoinen talothe official residence of the President of the United States of America
French Maison Blanche, Maison Blanche
  • Maison Blanche(idiomatic) the US presidency
  • Maison Blanchethe official residence of the President of the United States of America
  • Maison-Blanchethe official residence of the President of the United States of America
German Weißes Haus
  • Weißes Hausthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Greek Λευκός Οίκος
  • Λευκός Οίκος (Lefkós Oíkos)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Hebrew הַבַּיִת הַלָּבָן
  • הַבַּיִת הַלָּבָן (ha-báyit ha-laván)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Hindi व्हाइट हाउस, श्वेत महल
  • व्हाइट हाउस (vhāiṭ hāus)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
  • श्वेत महल (śvet mahal)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Hungarian Fehér Ház
  • Fehér Házthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Icelandic Hvíta húsið
  • Hvíta húsiðthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Indonesian Gedung Putih
  • Gedung Putihthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Irish Teach Bán
  • Teach Bánthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Italian Casa Bianca, Casa Bianca
  • Casa Bianca(idiomatic) the US presidency
  • Casa Biancathe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Japanese ホワイトハウス, 白堊館
  • ホワイトハウス (Howaitohausu)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
  • 白堊館 (Hakuakan, Howaitohausu)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Korean 백악관, 화이트 하우스
  • 백악관 (Baegakgwan)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
  • 화이트 하우스 (Hwaiteu hauseu)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Latin Domus Alba
  • Domus Albathe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Latvian Baltais nams
  • Baltais namsthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Lithuanian Baltieji rūmai
  • Baltieji rūmaithe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Malay Rumah Putih
  • Rumah Putihthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Norwegian Bokmål Det hvite hus
  • Det hvite husthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Polish Biały Dom, Biały Dom
  • Biały Dom(idiomatic) the US presidency
  • Biały Domthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Portuguese Casa Branca
  • Casa Brancathe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Punjabi ਵਾਈਟ ਹਾਊਸ
  • ਵਾਈਟ ਹਾਊਸ (vāīṭa hāūsa)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Romanian Casa Albă
  • Casa Albăthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Russian Бе́лый дом
  • Бе́лый дом (Bélyj dom)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Slovak Biely dom
  • Biely domthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Spanish Casa Blanca
  • Casa Blancathe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Swahili Ikulu ya Marekani
  • Ikulu ya Marekanithe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Swedish Vita huset
  • Vita husetthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Tamil வெள்ளை மாளிகை, வெள்ளை மாளிகை
  • வெள்ளை மாளிகை (veḷḷai māḷikai)(idiomatic) the US presidency
  • வெள்ளை மாளிகை (veḷḷai māḷikai)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Thai ทำเนียบขาว
  • ทำเนียบขาว (tam-nîiap-kǎao)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Turkish Beyaz Saray
  • Beyaz Saraythe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Ukrainian Бі́лий дім, Бі́лий дім
  • Бі́лий дім (Bílyj dim)(idiomatic) the US presidency
  • Бі́лий дім (Bílyj dim)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Urdu وائِٹ ہاؤُس, اَیوانِ سَفید
  • وائِٹ ہاؤُس (vāiṭ hāus)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
  • اَیوانِ سَفید (aivān-i safed)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Vietnamese Nhà Trắng, Tòa Bạch Ốc
  • Nhà Trắng(idiomatic) the US presidency
  • Tòa Bạch Ốc(idiomatic) the US presidency
  • Tòa Bạch Cung(idiomatic) the US presidency
  • Bạch Ốc(idiomatic) the US presidency
  • Bạch Cung(idiomatic) the US presidency
  • Nhà Trắngthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
  • Tòa Bạch Ốcthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
  • Tòa Bạch Cungthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
  • Bạch Ốcthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
  • Bạch Cungthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Welsh Y Tŷ Gwyn
  • Y Tŷ Gwynthe official residence of the President of the United States of America
Yiddish ווייסע הויז
  • ווייסע הויז (veyse hoyz)the official residence of the President of the United States of America
Cite this entry
APA

White House. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White%20House

MLA

“White House.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White%20House. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “White House,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/White%20House.

Source: White House on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.