caucasien

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko.ka.zjɛ̃/
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Adjective

caucasien (feminine caucasienne, masculine plural caucasiens, feminine plural caucasiennes)

  1. (linguistics, relational) of the Caucasus; Caucasian
  2. (anthropology, rare) Caucasian, white
    Synonyms: caucasoïde, europoïde, européen, blanc
    • 1998, Jean-Pierre Andrevon, Cinq Anguilles dans une botte d'humains, →ISBN:
      S’il fut intrigué par leur apparence — l’homme était de toute évidence caucasien et la femme une Noire qu’il trouva très grande — il n’en laissa rien paraître.
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