Caucasian
adjective
- of the Caucasus or its peoples or cultures
- Caucasoid
- designating or of the two or more independent families of languages spoken in the Caucasus
noun
- a person born or living in the Caucasus
- Caucasoid
See Caucasian in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kô-kāˈzhən, -kăzhˈən)
adjectivea. Anthropology Of or being a human racial classification distinguished especially by very light to brown skin pigmentation and straight to wavy or curly hair, and including peoples indigenous to Europe, northern Africa, western Asia, and India. See Usage Note at
race1.
b. Of or relating to a racial group having white skin, especially one of European origin; white.
- Of or relating to the Caucasus region or its peoples, languages, or cultures.
- Of or relating to a group of three language families spoken in the region of the Caucasus mountains, including Chechen, Abkhaz, and the Kartvelian languages.
noun- Anthropology A member of the Caucasian racial classification.
- A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.
- The Caucasian language family.
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