Xanthochroi

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Xan`thoch´ro`i


n. pl.1.(Ethnol.) A division of the Caucasian races, comprising the lighter-colored members.
The Xanthochroi, or fair whites, . . . are the prevalent inhabitants of Northern Europe, and the type may be traced into North Africa, and eastward as far as Hindostan.
- Tylor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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