Caucasian

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʒən

Adjective

Caucasian (comparative more Caucasian, superlative most Caucasian)

1. Of, or relating to the Caucasus region or its people, languages and culture.
2. (anthropology, archaic) Of a human racial classification; pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin, and originating from Europe, parts of Northern Africa and Western, Central and South Asia.

Noun

Caucasian (plural Caucasians)

1. A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.
2. (anthropology, archaic) A member of the Caucasian racial classification.
3. (USA) A person of European descent, a white person.
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. Apparently originated in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski.

Thesaurus

American Indian, Amerind, Australian aborigine, Bushman, Indian, Malayan, Mister Charley, Mongolian, Negrillo, Negrito, Negro, Oriental, Red Indian, WASP, black, black man, blackfellow, boy, brown man, burrhead, colored person, coon, darky, gook, honky, jigaboo, jungle bunny, nigger, niggra, ofay, paleface, pygmy, red man, redskin, slant-eye, spade, the Man, white, white man, whitey, yellow man