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Caucasoid en · ADJ

Etymology

From Caucasian + -oid.

Meanings

  1. (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.
    • 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. 1990 August 31, Christopher Wittke, “Athletes (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 7, page 16:

Forms

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more Caucasoid Degree=Cmp lexicographic
Caucazoid alternative lexicographic
most Caucasoid Degree=Sup lexicographic

Translations (6)

pt caucasoide (Translations) · fi kaukasidinen (Translations) · pl kaukazoidalny (Translations) · th คอเคซอยด์ (Translations) · de kaukasoid (Translations) · fi europidinen (Translations)

Caucasoid en · NOUN

Etymology

From Caucasian + -oid.

Meanings

  1. (dated, offensive) A member of this racial classification.

Forms

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Caucasoids Number=Plur lexicographic
Caucazoid alternative lexicographic

Hyponyms

Caucasian · white

Relateds

Negroid · Africoid · Capoid · Mongoloid

Synonyms

Europoid · Europid

Translations (9)

cmn 高加索人种 (a person with Caucasoid characteristics) · pt europoide (a person with Caucasoid characteristics) · hy եվրոպեոիդ (a person with Caucasoid characteristics) · tl Malakawkas (a person with Caucasoid characteristics) · pl kaukazoid (a person with Caucasoid characteristics) · ru европео́ид (a person with Caucasoid characteristics) · fi kaukasidi (a person with Caucasoid characteristics) · de Europide (a person with Caucasoid characteristics) · fi europidi (a person with Caucasoid characteristics)