Caucasoid

English

Alternative forms

Caucazoid

Etymology

Caucasian +‎ -oid

Adjective

Caucasoid (comparative more Caucasoid, superlative most Caucasoid)

(anthropology, dated, offensive) Being a member of a racial classification of humanity composed of many peoples inhabiting Europe, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and parts of Central Asia, as well as their descendants in other regions of the world.
- 1990 August 31, Christopher Wittke, “Athletes (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 7, page 16:
  It's also nice to see some non-white skin in these pages since almost all of the skin aimed at the "gay market" is distinctly Caucasoid.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: kaukasidinen, europidinen
German: kaukasoid
Portuguese: caucasoide

Noun

Caucasoid (plural Caucasoids)

(anthropology, dated, offensive) A member of this racial classification.

Synonyms

Europid, Europoid

Hyponyms

Caucasian, white

Translations

a person with Caucasoid characteristics

Armenian: եվրոպեոիդ (evropeoid)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 高加索人种 (Gāojiāsuǒ rénzhǒng)
Finnish: kaukasidi, europidi
German: Europider (de) m, Europide (de) f, Kaukasier (de) m
Portuguese: europoide
Russian: европео́ид (ru) m (jevropeóid)
Tagalog: Malakawkas

Related terms

Africoid
Mongoloid
Negroid

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