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caucasian
/kɔˈkeɪ.ʒən/
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What does caucasian mean?
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of Caucasian.
- Of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people.
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Caucasian.
More meanings (7)
adjective
- Of a person: having a white complexion and European ancestry; white.
- (dated) Of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin, and originating from Europe, parts of Northern Africa and Central, South, and Western Asia.
noun
- A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.
- (humorous) Synonym of White Russian (“a cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, milk, and vodka”).
- A group of languages spoken in the Caucasus region.
- A white person.
- (dated) A member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).
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IPA pronunciation
/kɔˈkeɪ.ʒən/
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The more civilised so-called Caucasian races have beaten the Turkish hollow in the struggle for existence.
In it were seated the ladies, not all of pure Caucasian blood, but presenting a fine sample of Pará beauty and fashion.
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Will they enslave seven-eighths of a white man because one-eighth is not Caucasian?
The Caucasian has not much to learn from the Mongolian, it is true, but the public might safely imitate the Chinese in dealing with their physicians.
However it may be, both in story and in picture, Icarus and his less conspicuous father have inspired the Caucasian mind, and the world is the richer for them.