White vs Semite

Semite vs White

White and Semite both are nouns.

White is not an adjective while Semite is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
White	Yes	No	No	No
Semite	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, Semite is a hyponym of White; that is, Semite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than White:

White: a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion
Semite: a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa

Other hyponyms of White include Aryan, Circassian, Cassite, Kassite, Elamite, white man, white woman, poor white trash, white trash, honkey, honkie, honky, whitey, WASP, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant, paleface.

White (noun)	Semite (noun)
a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri	a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion
United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
United States architect (1853-1906)
United States political journalist (1915-1986)
Australian writer (1912-1990)
United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)

White (adjective)	Semite (adjective)
	of or relating to or characteristic of Semites

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