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- White_elephant abstract "A white elephant is an idiom for a valuable but burdensome possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) is out of proportion to its usefulness or worth. The term derives from the story that the kings of Siam (now Thailand) were accustomed to make a present of one of these animals to courtiers who had rendered themselves obnoxious, in order to ruin the recipient by the cost of its maintenance. In modern usage, it is an object, scheme, business venture, facility, etc., considered without use or value.Albino elephants exist in nature, usually being a reddish-brown or pink color.".
- White_elephant thumbnail The_White_Elephant,_Punch_103.png?width=300.
- White_elephant wikiPageID "33067".
- White_elephant wikiPageRevisionID "605540545".
- White_elephant hasPhotoCollection White_elephant.
- White_elephant subject Category:English_idioms.
- White_elephant subject Category:Metaphors_referring_to_elephants.
- White_elephant subject Category:Public_choice_theory.
- White_elephant comment "A white elephant is an idiom for a valuable but burdensome possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) is out of proportion to its usefulness or worth. The term derives from the story that the kings of Siam (now Thailand) were accustomed to make a present of one of these animals to courtiers who had rendered themselves obnoxious, in order to ruin the recipient by the cost of its maintenance.".
- White_elephant label "Elefante blanco".
- White_elephant label "Elefante branco".
- White_elephant label "White elephant".
- White_elephant label "Éléphant blanc (expression)".
- White_elephant label "Белый слон (идиома)".
- White_elephant label "白象 (動物)".
- White_elephant label "白象".
- White_elephant sameAs Bílý_slon.
- White_elephant sameAs Elefante_blanco.
- White_elephant sameAs Éléphant_blanc_(expression).
- White_elephant sameAs 白象_(動物).
- White_elephant sameAs 흰_코끼리.
- White_elephant sameAs Elefante_branco.
- White_elephant sameAs m.081vl.
- White_elephant sameAs Q877152.
- White_elephant sameAs Q877152.
- White_elephant wasDerivedFrom White_elephant?oldid=605540545.
- White_elephant depiction The_White_Elephant,_Punch_103.png.
- White_elephant isPrimaryTopicOf White_elephant.