Meanings
nounwhite night (plural white nights)
plural white nights
- astronomyA night with only civil twilight, where the sun does not go further than six degrees below the horizon.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Cantonese 白夜
- 白夜 (baak⁶ je⁶)(astronomy) a night with only civil twilight, where the sun does not go further than 6° below the horizon
Chinese Mandarin 白夜
- 白夜 (báiyè)(astronomy) a night with only civil twilight, where the sun does not go further than 6° below the horizon
Dutch witte nacht
- witte nachta sleepless night
Esperanto blanka nokto
- blanka noktoa sleepless night
Finnish valkea yö
- valkea yöa sleepless night
French nuit blanche
- nuit blanchea sleepless night
German weiße Nacht
- weiße Nachta sleepless night
Hungarian fehér éjszaka
- fehér éjszaka(astronomy) a night with only civil twilight, where the sun does not go further than 6° below the horizon
Japanese 白夜
- 白夜(astronomy) a night with only civil twilight, where the sun does not go further than 6° below the horizon
Korean 백야
- 백야 (baegya)(astronomy) a night with only civil twilight, where the sun does not go further than 6° below the horizon
Polish biała noc, biała noc
- biała noca sleepless night
- biała noc(astronomy) a night with only civil twilight, where the sun does not go further than 6° below the horizon
Portuguese noite em claro, noite em branco
- noite em claroa sleepless night
- noite em brancoa sleepless night
Romanian noapte albă
- noapte albăa sleepless night
Russian бе́лая ночь
- бе́лая ночь (bélaja nočʹ)(astronomy) a night with only civil twilight, where the sun does not go further than 6° below the horizon
Spanish noche en blanco, noche toledana
- noche en blancoa sleepless night
- noche toledanaa sleepless night
Turkish uykusuz gece
- uykusuz gecea sleepless night
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white night. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20night
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“white night.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20night. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white night,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20night.
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