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- Dictionarywhite elephant/ˌwʌɪt ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a possession that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of: "a huge white elephant of a house that needed ten thousand spent on it"
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A white elephant is something that is expensive, or that costs a lot of money to keep in good condition, but that has no useful purpose and is no longer wanted. Learn more about this expression, its origin, and how to use it in different contexts.
- English (US)
WHITE ELEPHANT meaning: 1. something that is expensive, or...
- Znaczenie White Elephant, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
white elephant definicja: 1. something that is expensive, or...
- White Elephant: Danish Translation
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- White Elephant in Vietnamese
WHITE ELEPHANT translate: vật cồng kềnh lắm tiền mà không có...
- White Elephant in Spanish
WHITE ELEPHANT translate: elefante blanco, elefante blanco,...
- Translate English to German
white elephant translate: lästiger Besitz. Learn more in the...
- White Elephant in Norwegian
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- English (US)
The British East Africa Company came to regard Uganda as a white elephant when internal conflict made administration of the territory impossible. The term derives from the sacred white elephants kept by Southeast Asian monarchs in Burma, Thailand (Siam), Laos and Cambodia. [2]
Learn the origin and usage of the phrase white elephant, which can refer to a sacred but costly Asian elephant, a useless or unwanted object, or a gift exchange game. See examples, synonyms, and related words for white elephant.
A white elephant is a burdensome possession or a doomed enterprise that costs a lot of money. The phrase comes from the ancient practice of giving white elephants as a punishment in Thailand and other Asian countries.
White elephant definition: a possession unwanted by the owner but difficult to dispose of. See examples of WHITE ELEPHANT used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of white elephant as a noun, with synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples. Find out the origin of the phrase and how it relates to albino elephants, unwanted possessions, and useless ventures.
Definition of white elephant noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
