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Caucasoid

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Cau·ca·soid  (kôk-soid) Anthropology
adj.
Of or relating to the Caucasian racial classification. See Usage Note at race1.
n.
A member of the Caucasian racial classification.
Caucasoid [ˈkɔːkəˌzɔɪd]
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) denoting, relating to, or belonging to the light-complexioned racial group of mankind, which includes the peoples indigenous to Europe, N Africa, SW Asia, and the Indian subcontinent and their descendants in other parts of the world
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a member of this racial group
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Adj.1.Caucasoid - of or relating to Caucasian people
Caucasian
white - of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population"


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