Caucasian

Cau·ca·sian

adj
\kȯ-ˈkā-zhən, kä- also -ˈka-zhən\

Definition of CAUCASIAN

1

: of or relating to the Caucasus or its inhabitants

2

: of, constituting, or characteristic of a race of humankind native to Europe, North Africa, and southwest Asia and classified according to physical features —used especially in referring to persons of European descent having usually light skin pigmentation

— Caucasian noun

— Cau·ca·soid \ˈkȯ-kə-ˌsȯid\ adjective or noun

First Known Use of CAUCASIAN

1658

Other Anthropology Terms

ectomorph, ethnography, prehistory, yurt

Rhymes with CAUCASIAN

Abkhazian, abrasion, corrasion, dissuasion, Eurasian, evasion, invasion, occasion, persuasion, pervasion,