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Caucasian¹
- /kɔːˈkeɪ.ʒən/ UK
- /-ʃən/ UK
- /kɔːˈkeɪ.zɪ.ən/ UK
- /kɔˈkeɪ.ʒən/ US
- /kɑˈkeɪ.ʒən/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -eɪʒən, -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
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.
Noun sense 2 (“cocktail”) was popularized by the film The Big Lebowski (1998): see the quotation.
adjective more Caucasian · most Caucasian · caucasian
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Of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people.
Similar: Caucasic
- Of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin, and originating from Europe, parts of Northern Africa and Central, South, and Western Asia.
- Of a person: having a white complexion and European ancestry; white.
noun Caucasians · caucasian
- A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.
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Synonym of White Russian (“a cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, milk, and vodka”).
I'll go out and mingle. Jesus, you mix a hell of a Caucasian, Jackie.
Similar: White Russian
- A member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).
- A group of languages spoken in the Caucasus region.
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A white person.
The male Caucasian, twenty-four, a skier, was said to have been missing for over three hours.
Similar: abelungu, ang moh, Angrez, balanda, béké, bule, cac, Caucasian, cornstarch crusader, cracker, cumskin, Eurangutan
caucasian²
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of Caucasian The man, aged in his 30s, is described as caucasian with olive skin, medium build, about 175cm tall and has short dark hair.
noun caucasians
- Alternative letter-case form of Caucasian
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: white, caucasian language, white person, caucasia, caucasus, aryan, polar, blanc, whites, race, mildew, blank, dene, blanche, blanks, caucuses
Translations
Every language
adj of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
| Español | caucásico, caucasiano, caucáseo (disused) |
|---|---|
| Português | caucasiano |
| Français | caucasien |
| Deutsch | kaukasisch |
| Ελληνικά | καυκασιανός kafkasianós |
| Română | caucazian |
| Русский | кавка́зский kavkázskij |
| العربية | قَوْقَازِيّ qawqāziyy |
adj of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented ski
| Español | caucásico, caucáseo (disused) |
|---|---|
| Português | caucasiano |
| Ελληνικά | καυκασιανός kafkasianós |
| Română | caucaziană |
| Русский | бе́лый bélyj, европе́йский jevropéjskij, европео́идный jevropeóidnyj |
| العربية | يَافِثِيّ yāfiṯiyy, أَحْمَرِيّ ʔaḥmariyy, قَوْقَازِيّ qawqāziyy |
adj of a person: having a white complexion and European ancestry
| Español | caucásico, caucáseo (disused) |
|---|
noun native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
| Español | caucáseo (disused), caucásico, caucasiano |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | カフカース人 Kafukāsu-jin |
| 中文 | 高加索人 Gāojiāsuǒ rén |
| Português | caucasiano, caucasiana |
| Français | Caucasien, Caucasienne |
| Deutsch | Kaukasier, Kaukasierin |
| Ελληνικά | Καυκάσιος Kafkásios, Καυκάσια Kafkásia |
| Русский | кавка́зец kavkázec |
| العربية | قَوْقَازِيّ qawqāziyy |
| עברית | קווקזי qavqazi, קווקזית qavqazít |
noun member of the Caucasian racial classification
| Español | caucásico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 백인 baegin |
| 日本語 | 白人 hakujin |
| 中文 | 白人 báirén, 白種人 /白种人 báizhǒngrén |
| Português | caucasiano, caucasiana |
| Français | Blanc, Blanche, Caucasien, Caucasienne |
| Deutsch | Europide, Weißer, Weiße |
| Italiano | bianco |
| Русский | бе́лый bélyj, бе́лая bélaja, европе́ец jevropéjec, европе́йка jevropéjka, европео́ид jevropeóid |
| Tiếng Việt | người da trắng, người trắng |
| العربية | يَافِثِيّ yāfiṯiyy, يَافِثِيَّة yāfiṯiyya, أَحْمَرِيّ ʔaḥmariyy, حَمْرَاء ḥamrāʔ, قَوْقَازِيّ qawqāziyy, قَوْقَازِيَّة qawqāziyya |
Talk about this word "caucasian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/caucasian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. caucasian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/caucasian "caucasian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/caucasian.Cite this
@misc{caucasian_2026,
title = {caucasian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caucasian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
