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Caucasian Definition


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Caucasian
adj
    1. Relating to the Caucasus, a mountain range between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, representing the boundary between Europe and Asia.
    2. Belonging to one of the light- or white-skinned races of mankind, inhabiting Europe, N Africa and W and Central Asia, although loosely thought of as white-skinned only.
    3. Denoting a family of 38 languages spoken in the area of the Caucasus mountains, which do not belong to the Indo-European, Semitic or Ural-Altaic groups.
noun
    1. An inhabitant or native of the Caucasus.
    2a. A member of the Caucasian race;
    2b. loosely
      A white-skinned person.
    3. The languages forming the Caucasian family.


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