the white man's burden

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

    Hyphenation

    the White man's bur·den

    Turkish pronunciation

    dhi hwayt mänz bırdın

    Pronunciation

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