English-Thai Dictionary

caucasian

A เกี่ยวกับ เทือกเขา  Caucasus ใน ทวีปยุโรป 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAUCASIAN, CAUCASEAN

a.Pertaining to Mount Caucasus in Asia.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAUCASIAN

CAUCASIAN Cau *ca "sian, a.

 

1. Of or pertaining to the Caucasus, a mountainous region between the Black and Caspian seas.

 

2. Of or pertaining to the white races of mankind, of whom the people about Mount Caucasus were formerly taken as the type.

 

CAUCASIAN

CAUCASIAN Cau *ca "sian, n.

 

1. A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus, esp. a Circassian or Georgian.

 

2. A member of any of the white races of mankind.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Caucasian

Cau ca sian |kôˈkāZHən kɔˈkeɪʒən | ▶adjective 1 often offensive of or relating to one of the traditional divisions of humankind, covering a broad group of peoples from Europe, western Asia, and parts of India and North Africa. [so named because the German physiologist Blumenbach believed that it originated in the Caucasus region of southeastern Europe. ] • white-skinned; of European origin. 2 of or relating to the Caucasus. 3 of or relating to a group of languages spoken in the region of the Caucasus, of which thirty-eight are known, many not committed to writing. The most widely spoken is Georgian, of the small South Caucasian family, not related to the three North Caucasian families. ▶noun often offensive a Caucasian person. • a white person; a person of European origin. usage: In the racial classification as developed by anthropologists in the 19th century, Caucasian (or Caucasoid ) included peoples whose skin color ranged from light (in northern Europe ) to dark (in parts of North Africa and India ). Although the classification is outdated and the categories are now not generally accepted as scientific (see usage at Australoid and Mongoloid ), the term Caucasian has acquired a more restricted meaning. It is now used as a synonym for ‘white or of European origin, ’ as in the following citation: the police are looking for a Caucasian male in his forties.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Caucasian

Caucasian |kɔːˈkeɪzɪən, -ʒ (ə )n | ▶adjective 1 relating to one of the traditional divisions of humankind, covering a broad group of peoples from Europe, western Asia, and parts of India and North Africa. [so named because the German physiologist Blumenbach believed that it originated in the Caucasus region of SE Europe. ] • white-skinned; of European origin. 2 relating to the Caucasus. 3 relating to a group of languages spoken in the region of the Caucasus, of which thirty-eight are known, many not committed to writing. The most widely spoken is Georgian, of the small South Caucasian family, not related to the three North Caucasian families. ▶noun a Caucasian person. • a white person; a person of European origin. usage: In the racial classification as developed by Blumenbach and others in the 19th century, Caucasian (or Caucasoid ) included peoples whose skin colour ranged from light (in northern Europe ) to dark (in parts of North Africa and India ). Although the classification is outdated and the categories are now not generally accepted as scientific (see usage at Mongoloid ), the term Caucasian has acquired a more restricted meaning. It is now used, especially in the US, as a synonym for ‘white or of European origin ’, as in the police are looking for a Caucasian male in his forties.

 

Spanish Dictionary

caucasiano, -na

caucasiano, -na adjetivo Relativo a la cordillera del Cáucaso o a sus habitantes .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Caucasian

Cau ca sian /kɔːkéɪʒ (ə )n |-ziən /形容詞 名詞 C 白人 (の ), コーカサス人 (の ); コーカサス山脈 [地方 ](の ).