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English noun: white elephant

1. white elephant (possession) a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive


Broader (hypernym)possession

2. white elephant (animal) albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia


Broader (hypernym)Elephas maximus, Indian elephant









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