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English
Etymology
From Caucasian + -oid.
Adjective
Caucasoid (comparative more Caucasoid, superlative most Caucasoid)
- (anthropology, dated) Being a member of a human racial classification composed of several peoples inhabiting Europe, North Africa, West Asia, and parts of East Africa, South Asia and Central Asia – as well as their descendants in other world regions.
1990 August 31, Christopher Wittke, “Athletes (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 7, page 16:It's also nice to see some non-white skin in these pages since almost all of the skin aimed at the "gay market" is distinctly Caucasoid.
Translations
Noun
Caucasoid (plural Caucasoids)
- (anthropology, dated, offensive) A member of this racial classification.
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Translations
a person with Caucasoid characteristics