"Caucasoid" meaning in English

See Caucasoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Caucasoid [comparative], most Caucasoid [superlative], Caucazoid [alternative]
Etymology: From Caucasian + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Caucasian|oid}} Caucasian + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} Caucasoid (comparative more Caucasoid, superlative most Caucasoid)
  1. (anthropology, 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. Tags: dated Translations (Translations): kaukasidinen (Finnish), europidinen (Finnish), kaukasoid (German), kaukazoidalny (Polish), caucasoide (Portuguese), คอเคซอยด์ (kɔɔ-kee-sɔɔi) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Caucasoid-en-adj-CF9UJ5PD Categories (other): Anthropology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 84 16 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: Caucasoids [plural], Caucazoid [alternative]
Etymology: From Caucasian + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Caucasian|oid}} Caucasian + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} Caucasoid (plural Caucasoids)
  1. (anthropology, dated, offensive) A member of this racial classification. Tags: dated, offensive Synonyms: Europid, Europoid Hyponyms: Caucasian, white Related terms: Africoid, Capoid, Mongoloid, Negroid Translations (a person with Caucasoid characteristics): եվրոպեոիդ (evropeoid) (Armenian), 高加索人种 (Gāojiāsuǒ rénzhǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), kaukasidi (Finnish), europidi (Finnish), Europider [masculine] (German), Europide [feminine] (German), Kaukasier [masculine] (German), kaukazoid [masculine] (Polish), europoide (Portuguese), европео́ид (jevropeóid) [masculine] (Russian), Malakawkas (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-Caucasoid-en-noun-WunaZouQ Categories (other): Anthropology Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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