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Noun Concept
Categories: English-language idioms, All articles lacking reliable references, Metaphors referring to elephants, Public choice theory
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white elephant  large useless work  white elephants
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A valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive WordNet 3.0
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A valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A white elephant is a possession that its owner cannot dispose of, and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness. Wikipedia
Supposedly valuable possession whose cost exceeds its usefulness. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Idiom – name for large constructions that are not used Wikidata
IS A
possession
phraseme
property
transport infrastructure
military unit
HAS INSTANCE
House of Soviets
Suffa RT-70 radio telescope
Kaiserbauruine
SLT 107 Schwabenlandtower
Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet el'Aryan
+1 relations
INDIGENOUS TO
English
NAMED AFTER
white elephant
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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white elephant
Wikipedia
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white elephant
Wikidata
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White elephant
Wikipedia Redirections
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White Elephant, white elephants
Wikidata Alias
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large useless work(s)

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