the white man's burden

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Definition of the white man's burden in English English dictionary

famous poem about imperialism (by Rudyard Kipling); euphemism for imperialism (used to describe white man's self-imposed "duty" to civilize undeveloped countries)

Related Terms

white man's burden

The supposed responsibility of European people to govern and care for their colonial subjects

white man's burden

{i} expected responsibility of white people Europeans to rule and impose their apparently advanced civilization and culture to nonwhite people

white man's burden

The supposed or presumed responsibility of white people to govern and impart their culture to nonwhite people, often advanced as a justification for European colonialism

white man's burden

the supposed responsibility of the white race to take of their non-white subjects

Hyphenation

the White man's bur·den

Turkish pronunciation

dhi hwayt mänz bırdın

Pronunciation

/ᴛʜē ˈhwīt ˈmanz ˈbərdən/ /ðiː ˈhwaɪt ˈmænz ˈbɜrdən/