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Webster 1913 Edition
Caucasian
Cau-ca′sian
,Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to the Caucasus, a mountainous region between the Black and Caspian seas.
2.
Of or pertaining to the white races of mankind, of whom the people about Mount Caucasus were formerly taken as the type.
Cau-ca′sian
,Noun.
1.
A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus, esp. a Circassian or Georgian.
2.
A member of any of the white races of mankind.
Webster 1828 Edition
Caucasian
CAUCASIAN
,Definition 2024
Caucasian
Caucasian
See also: caucasian
English
Adjective
Caucasian (comparative more Caucasian, superlative most Caucasian)
- Of, or relating to the Caucasus region or its people, languages and culture.
- (anthropology) Of a racial classification; pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, wavy or curly hair and very light to brown pigmented skin, and originating from Europe, parts of Northern Africa and Western, Central and South Asia.
- (US, of a person) White, being a white person: of European descent.
Translations
pertaining to the Caucasus region or people
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pertaining to the anthropological race
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Derived terms
Noun
Caucasian (plural Caucasians)
- A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.
- (anthropology) A member of the Caucasian racial classification.
- A person of European descent, a white person.
- 2008, Ridley Pearson, Killer View:
- The male Caucasian, twenty-four, a skier, was said to have been missing for over three hours.
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- (linguistics) A group of languages spoken in the Caucasus area.
- (humorous, bartending) The White Russian, a cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk. Apparently originated in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski.
Synonyms
- See Wikisaurus:white person
Translations
native of the Caucasus region
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member of Caucasian race
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See also
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Historical race concepts on Wikipedia.Wikipedia