Meaning

5 senses
  1. A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.

    Kaukasier, Kaukasierin

    кавка́зецkavkázec

  2. (humorous)Synonym of White Russian (“a cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, milk, and vodka”).

  3. (dated)A member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).

    Europide, Weißer, Weiße

    бе́лыйbélyj, бе́лаяbélaja, европе́ецjevropéjec

  4. A group of languages spoken in the Caucasus region.

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

  5. (Canada, US)A white person.

Examples

19 sentences
  1. The suspect is a caucasian female.

    deDie Verdächtige ist eine Weiße. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Yanni is a large Caucasian male.

  3. Sami was talking to a Caucasian girl.

  4. Sami taught in a predominantly Caucasian school.

  5. Felix is Caucasian with very dark hair.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
native or inhabitant of the Caucasus:
member of the Caucasian racial classification:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
native or inhabitant of the Caucasus:
member of the Caucasian racial classification:

Origin

From Caucasus (“mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea

From 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: Caucasians

Synonyms

31 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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