White vs WASP

White and WASP both are nouns.

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

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

White: a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion
WASP: a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination

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

White (noun)	WASP (noun)
a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri	a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
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)

Difference between White and WASP

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