'Caucasian' definitions:
Definition of 'Caucasian'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia; "Caucasian languages" [syn: Caucasian, Caucasic]
adjective
Of or relating to Caucasian people [syn: Caucasian, Caucasoid]
noun
A member of the Caucasoid race [syn: White, White person, Caucasian]
noun
A number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere [syn: Caucasian, Caucasian language]
Definition of 'Caucasian'
From: GCIDE
- Caucasian \Cau*ca"sian\, a.
- 1. Of or pertaining to the Caucasus, a mountainous region between the Black and Caspian seas. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of or pertaining to the white races of mankind, of whom the people about Mount Caucasus were formerly taken as the type. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Caucasian'
From: GCIDE
- Caucasian \Cau*ca"sian\, n.
- 1. A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus, esp. a Circassian or Georgian. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A member of any of the white races of mankind. [1913 Webster]