(With the) a name given to Sierra Leone, or to equatorial West Africa in general, owing to the high mortality rate among white colonizers of the region. Now historical.
Origin
Mid 19th century.
Definition of white man's grave in US English:
white man's grave
noun
(With the) a name given to Sierra Leone, or to equatorial West Africa in general, owing to the high mortality rate among white colonizers of the region. Now historical.