Caucasian (Noun)
Meaning 1
A Caucasian.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Mark Zuckerberg is a typical example of a Caucasian with a strong presence in the tech industry.
- Because of her nationality, she is often assumed to be a Caucasian but she is actually of mixed Asian ancestry.
- The hotel staff mistakenly identified the tourist as a Caucasian due to his light hair color and blue eyes.
- Although a Caucasian, his physical appearance has often led people to mistake him as being of Spanish descent.
- There are a significant number of Caucasians in the United States who identify as having Scottish, Irish or Welsh ancestry.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Poor White Trash
- Honky
- Kassite
- White Trash
- White Man
- Whitey
- Circassian
- WASP
- Elamite
- Semite
- Cassite
- White Woman
- Aryan
- White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
- Honkie
Related Words
Meaning 2
A number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.