whereas

Etymology
From ; first attested in the meaning of "where". Compare.

Adverb

 * 1)  Where (that).

Conjunction

 * 1) In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.
 * 2)  It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)
 * 1)  It being the fact that; inasmuch as. (Often used to begin recitals; sometimes emboldened or emphasized as a signifier.)

Translations

 * Arabic: عِنْدَمَا
 * Azerbaijani: halbuki
 * Bulgarian: от друга страна
 * Chinese:
 * Literary Chinese: 而
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:, ,
 * Danish: hvorimod
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto:, kontraŭe
 * Finnish: kun taas, kun sitä vastoin
 * French: ,
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:, ,
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Lao:
 * Malay: manakala, padahal
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: mens, medan
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:, ao passo que
 * Romanian: pe când
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:, za razliku od
 * Slovene: medtem ko
 * Spanish: mientras que
 * Swedish: samtidigt som,
 * Thai:
 * Ukrainian: тоді як, в той час як


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:, , vzhledem k tomu, že
 * Danish: eftersom
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:, , , , , ,
 * German:
 * Greek: δεδομένου ότι, λαμβανομένου υπόψη ότι
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Navajo: kótʼéego hazʼaah
 * Portuguese: sendo que, considerando que, dado que
 * Spanish: siendo que, por cuanto, visto que,, ,
 * Swedish:,  ,
 * Ukrainian: беручи до уваги, що

Noun

 * 1) A clause, as in legal documents, stating whereas.

Translations

 * Dutch: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: