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WHITE HOUSE
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
government building (a building that houses a branch of government)
residence (the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president))
Meronyms (parts of "White House"):
Oval Office (the office of the President of the United States in the White House)
Holonyms ("White House" is a part of...):
American capital; capital of the United States; Washington; Washington D.C. (the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The chief executive department of the United States government
Synonyms:
EXEC; White House
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("White House" is a kind of...):
executive department (a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States)
