whenwe

English

/ˈwɛn.wiː/

noun

Definitions

(slang) A former British settler or expatriate who talks nostalgically about his or her former home in colonial Africa.

Etymology

Compound from English when + English we.

Origin

English

we

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

anywhen English
elsewhen English
everwhen English
nowhen English
otherwhen English
we English
weism English
when English
whenabout English
whenas English
whence English
whenness English
whensoever English
we Middle English
when, when(ne) Middle English
wi Sranan Tongo
wi Jamaican Creole