Caucasian

From Caucasus +‎ -ian.

• IPA^(key): [kɔːˈkeɪʒən]
• Rhymes: -eɪʒən

Caucasian (comparative more Caucasian, superlative most Caucasian)

1. Of, or relating to the Caucasus region or its people, languages and culture.
2. (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.
3. (US, of a person) White, being a white person.

• Caucasianness

Caucasian (plural Caucasians)

1. A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.
2. (anthropology) A member of the Caucasian racial classification.
3. (US) 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.

4. (linguistics) A group of languages spoken in the Caucasus area.
5. (humorous, bartending) The White Russian, a cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, vodka, and milk. Made popular by the 1998 film The Big Lebowski.

• See Thesaurus:white person

• Historical race concepts on Wikipedia.Wikipedia