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名誉白人
めいよはくじん
1. [n]
▶ honorary white (non-white person, including the Japanese, that were given certain privileges during the apartheid regime of South Africa)
▶ honorary whites



History:
6. A 2012-03-23 01:38:10  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I'll add both, but we need a clear approach for XX人 entries.
  Diff:
@@ -13,0 +13,1 @@
+<gloss>honorary whites</gloss>
5. A* 2012-03-22 08:41:41  Marcus
  Comments:
Maybe the term should be "honorary whites" instead then? 
That's the title of the wikipedia article.
4. A 2012-03-18 15:22:07  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
but 'honorary white' is singular, so its definition should be singular
3. A* 2012-03-18 06:41:12  Marcus
  Comments:
shouldn't it be "people" rather than "person" since it wasn't 
an individual privilege but "awarded" to certain "races"?
2. A 2012-03-18 02:50:44  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12,1 +12,1 @@
-<gloss>honorary white (non-White people, including the Japanese, that were given certain privileges during the apartheid regime of South Africa)</gloss>
+<gloss>honorary white (non-white person, including the Japanese, that were given certain privileges during the apartheid regime of South Africa)</gloss>
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