Caucasian
A native or inhabitant of the CaucasusA native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.
» The suspect is a caucasian female.
Die Verdächtige ist eine Weiße.
Die Verdächtige ist eine hellhäutige Frau.
Meaning
5 sensesA native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.
Kaukasier, Kaukasierin
кавка́зецkavkázec
(humorous)Synonym of White Russian (“a cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, milk, and vodka”).
(dated)A member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).
Europide, Weißer, Weiße
бе́лыйbélyj, бе́лаяbélaja, европе́ецjevropéjec
A group of languages spoken in the Caucasus region.
a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere
(Canada, US)A white person.
Examples
19 sentencesThe suspect is a caucasian female.
deDie Verdächtige ist eine Weiße.
Yanni is a large Caucasian male.
Sami was talking to a Caucasian girl.
Sami taught in a predominantly Caucasian school.
Felix is Caucasian with very dark hair.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Caucasus (“mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian SeaFrom Caucasus (“mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea”) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘from, related to, or like’, or forming nouns with the sense ‘one from, belonging to, relating to, or like’). The anthropological sense (no longer regarded as scientific) was popularized by the German anthropologist and physician Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752–1840), based on the belief that the first humans originated from there.
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Forms
plural: CaucasiansSynonyms
67 synonyms- a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere:Caucasian language
- a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion:WhiteWhite person