Caucasian

adjective

/kɔːˈkeɪ.ʒən/

/kɑː-/

Definition

› belonging to the races of people who have skin that is of a pale colour: The chief suspect for the robbery is a Caucasian male.People of specific racial or ethnic background Caucasian

noun [C] Race and ethnicityRacial issues

(Definition of Caucasian adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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