White Army

English

Etymology

Calque of Russian Белая армия (Belaja armija). White was the traditional color of the antirevolutionary movement.

Proper noun

the White Army

(historical, military) a collation of anti-Bolshevik armed groups that fought the Red Army during the Russian Civil War

Translations

anti-Bolshevik armed groups

Chinese:
Mandarin: 白軍／白军 (zh) (Báijūn), 白匪 (zh) (báifěi) (derogatory)
German: Weiße Armee f
Russian: Белая армия f (Belaja armija), Белая гва́рдия f (Belaja gvárdija)
Ukrainian: Біла армія f (Bila armija)

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