Of or designating a person of European origin or descent living outside the boundaries of Europe; (hence) of or designating a white person, esp. in…
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释义 | the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [adjective] (25) European1666 Of or designating a person of European origin or descent living outside the boundaries of Europe; (hence) of or designating a white person, esp. in… white1726 Also with capital initial. Of or relating to white people. whitey1798 colloquial (chiefly derogatory in later use). Designating a white person. Also: of, relating to, or characteristic of white people or their culture. Caucasian1807 Of or belonging to the region of the Caucasus: a name given by Blumenbach (1800) to the ‘white’ race of mankind, which he derived from the region… paleface1830 Originally North American (chiefly derogatory). Of a person: of European descent, white. Of a thing: of or belonging to white people or their culture. blue-eyed1838 Relating to or consisting of white people, characterized as having blue eyes; Caucasian; (often) spec. of northern European origin or ancestry. papalagi1844 In Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, and New Zealand: = palagi, adj. Caucasic1890 Caucasian. Caucasoid1902 Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Caucasian race. Also as n. ofay1911 Of, relating to, or characteristic of a white person; white. leucoderm1924 (of, pertaining to, or being) a person of a white-skinned race. pinko-grey1924 Of a pinkish grey colour; spec. of or belonging to a light-skinned people; = white, adj. 5. pink1930 Originally and chiefly U.S. slang (usually in African-American usage). Of a person: white. Cf. sense A. 10. ladino1934 In Central America, a mestizo or a white person. Also attributive or as adj. mzungu1961 Designating a white person. Also: of or belonging to white people. honky1967 Originally and chiefly in African-American usage: (of a person) white; (also) belonging to or characteristic of white people. mlungu1973 Of or designating a white person or white people; (of a person) white. umlungu1976 Of a person: white. Cf. mlungu, adj. rare. palagi1977 Of, relating to, or designating a white person. Cf. papalagi, adj. Subcategories:— as racial characteristic (3) — poor white person (3) |
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