[syn: Caucasian, Caucasoid]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Caucasian \Cau*ca"sian\, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus, esp. a Circassian
or Georgian.
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2. A member of any of the white races of mankind.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Caucasian \Cau*ca"sian\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the Caucasus, a mountainous region
between the Black and Caspian seas.
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2. Of or pertaining to the white races of mankind, of whom
the people about Mount Caucasus were formerly taken as the
type.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Caucasian
adj 1: of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia;
"Caucasian languages" [syn: Caucasian, Caucasic]
2: of or relating to Caucasian people [syn: Caucasian,
Caucasoid]
n 1: a member of the Caucasoid race [syn: White, White
person, Caucasian]
2: a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are
unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere [syn: Caucasian,
Caucasian language]