WHITE ELEPHANT
Dictionary entry overview: What does white elephant mean? • WHITE ELEPHANT (noun)
The noun WHITE ELEPHANT has 2 senses:
1. a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive
2. albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia
Familiarity information: WHITE ELEPHANT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WHITE ELEPHANT (noun)
Meaning:
A valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("white elephant" is a kind of...):
possession (anything owned or possessed)
Meaning:
Albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("white elephant" is a kind of...):
Elephas maximus; Indian elephant (Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male)
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