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单词 caucasian
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Caucasian


Cau·ca·sian

C0170100 (kô-kā′zhən, -kăzh′ən)adj.1. a. Of or relating to a racial group having light-colored skin; white.b. Of or being a human racial classification distinguished especially by very light to brown skin and straight to wavy or curly hair, and including peoples indigenous to Europe, northern Africa, western Asia, and parts of South Asia. No longer in scientific use.2. Of or relating to the Caucasus region or its peoples, languages, or cultures.3. 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.n.1. a. A person having light-colored skin; a white person.b. A member of the Caucasian racial classification. No longer in scientific use.2. A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.3. The Caucasian language family.

Caucasian

(kɔːˈkeɪzɪən; -ʒən) or

Caucasic

adj1. (Peoples) old-fashioned another word for Caucasoid2. (Placename) of or relating to the Caucasusn3. (Peoples) a White person; Caucasoid4. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Caucasia5. (Languages) any of three possibly related families of languages spoken in the Caucasus: North-West Caucasian, including Circassian and Abkhaz, North-East Caucasian, including Avar, and South Caucasian including GeorgianUsage: The word Caucasian is very widely used in the US to refer to people of European origin or people who are White, even though the original classification was broader than this

Cau•ca•sian

(kɔˈkeɪ ʒən, -ʃən, -ˈkæʒ ən, -ˈkæʃ-)

adj. Also, Cau•cas•ic (kɔˈkæs ɪk, -ˈkæz-) 1. of, designating, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, marked by fair to dark skin, straight to curly hair, and light to very dark eyes and orig. inhabiting Europe, parts of North Africa, W Asia, and India. 2. of the Caucasus region, its peoples, or their culture. 3. of or designating the non-Indo-European, non-Turkic languages spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Caucasus and adjacent areas. n. 4. a person having Caucasian physical characteristics. 5. a native or inhabitant of the Caucasus. [1800–10]
Thesaurus
Noun1.Caucasian - a member of the Caucasoid raceCaucasian - a member of the Caucasoid race White, White personindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"Aryan - (according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic descent (and not a Jew)Caucasian race, Caucasoid race, White people, White race - a light-skinned raceCircassian - a member of the Sunni Muslim people living in northwestern Caucasiapaleface - (slang) a derogatory term for a white person (supposedly used by North American Indians)Semite - a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern AfricaKassite, Cassite - a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BCElamite - a member of an ancient warlike people living in Elam east of Babylonia as early as 3000 BCwhite man - a man who is Whitewhite woman - a woman who is Whitepoor white trash, white trash - (slang) an offensive term for White people who are impoverishedhonkey, honkie, honky, whitey - (slang) offensive names for a White manWASP, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant - a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
2.Caucasian - a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhereCaucasian languagenatural language, tongue - a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer languageChechen - a northern Caucasian language spoken by the ChechenCircassian - a northern Caucasian language spoken by the CircassianGeorgian - a southern Caucasian language with 3 million speakers and a long literary traditionUbykh - an extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey
Adj.1.Caucasian - of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia; "Caucasian languages"Caucasic
2.Caucasian - of or relating to Caucasian peopleCaucasoidwhite - of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population"
Translations
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IdiomsSeecaucasian waste

Caucasian


Caucasian

or

Caucasoid:

see racerace,
one of the group of populations regarded as constituting humanity. The differences that have historically determined the classification into races are predominantly physical aspects of appearance that are generally hereditary.
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Caucasian

, Caucasic1. a member of the Caucasoid race; a white man 2. a native or inhabitant of Caucasia 3. any of three possibly related families of languages spoken in the Caucasus: North-West Caucasian, including Circassian and Abkhaz, North-East Caucasian, including Avar, and South Caucasian including Georgian

Caucasian


Caucasian

adjective White (as in a person); usually understood to be of non-Hispanic European descent.

Caucasian

Population biology adjective White, usually understood to be of non-Hispanic European descent. Cf Asian, Black, Hispanic.

caucasian

A term commonly used to refer to a person who is neither black, brown, yellow or red. It is based on the anthropologically disreputable theory that humankind can be divided into five ethnic classes—Caucasians, Negroes, Mongols, Malaysians and Americans.

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Q. Is there any difference between brown eggs and white eggs? My fitness instructor suggested me to have brown eggs instead of white eggs so is there any difference between brown eggs and white eggs?A. I have to agree with you. Never heard of any difference between the two and it doesnt sound reasonable that one is better to your health than the other...

Q. Is it possible for teenager (13-25 years old) to have a white hair? (For tropical people) If possible, why? A. And example of how it looks in poliosis:
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Caucasian


Related to Caucasian: Eurasian
  • all
  • noun
  • adj

Synonyms for Caucasian

noun a member of the Caucasoid race

Synonyms

  • White
  • White person

Related Words

  • individual
  • mortal
  • person
  • somebody
  • someone
  • soul
  • Aryan
  • Caucasian race
  • Caucasoid race
  • White people
  • White race
  • Circassian
  • paleface
  • Semite
  • Kassite
  • Cassite
  • Elamite
  • white man
  • white woman
  • poor white trash
  • white trash
  • honkey
  • honkie
  • honky
  • whitey
  • WASP
  • white Anglo-Saxon Protestant

noun a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere

Synonyms

  • Caucasian language

Related Words

  • natural language
  • tongue
  • Chechen
  • Circassian
  • Georgian
  • Ubykh

adj of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia

Synonyms

  • Caucasic

adj of or relating to Caucasian people

Synonyms

  • Caucasoid

Related Words

  • white
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