Definition of "Whites"

plural of White  examples

plural of White  examples

(sports, historical) Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly white, particularly

1. (historical) The chariot-racing faction of the Roman circus and Constantinopolitan hippodrome that wore white.  quotations

   Quotations

   • Directly opposite the imperial box in the Hippodrome were the seats assigned to the Blues, the Reds, the Whites, and the Greens. These were the colours of the chariot-racing factions, the professional organizations initially responsible for fielding the teams, though at some point in the fifth century they took charge of other public spectacles as well, and thus we can find factions even in cities which had no hippodromes.

     2002, James Allan Stewart Evans, The Age of Justinian..., p. 36

2. (soccer, UK) The away team during international matches.  examples

3. (soccer) Juventus.  examples