Caucasian

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• Received-Pronunciation: /kɔːˈkeɪ.ʒən/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /-ʃən/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /kɔːˈkeɪ.zɪ.ən/
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• General-American: /kɔˈkeɪ.ʒən/
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• cot-caught-merger: /kɑˈkeɪ.ʒən/
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• rhymes with -eɪʒən
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• rhymes with -eɪʃən
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• CMU ARPABET: K AO0 K EY1 ZH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Caucasus (“mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea”) + -ian (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘from, related to, or like’, or forming nouns with the sense ‘one from, belonging to, relating to, or like’). The anthropological sense (no longer regarded as scientific) was popularized by the German anthropologist and physician Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752–1840), based on the belief that the first humans originated from there. Noun sense 2 (“cocktail”) was popularized by the film The Big Lebowski (1998): see the quotation.

183 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Abkhaz: акавказтә (akʼavkʼaztwʼ) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Arabic: قَوْقَازِيّ (qawqāziyy) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Armenian: կովկասյան (kovkasyan) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Bulgarian: кавка́зки (kavkázki) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Catalan: caucasià — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Catalan: caucàsic — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Chechen: кавказхойн (kavkazxojn) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Coptic: ⲕⲁⲩⲕⲟⲥ (kaukos) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Coptic: ⲭⲁⲩⲕⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ (khaukianos) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Czech: kavkazský — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Danish: kaukasisk — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Esperanto: kaŭkaza — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Finnish: kaukasialainen — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• French: caucasien — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Georgian: კავკასიური (ḳavḳasiuri) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Georgian: კავკასიის (ḳavḳasiis) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• German: kaukasisch — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Greek: καυκασιανός (kafkasianós) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Hungarian: kaukázusi — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Ingush: кавказски (kavkazski) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Irish: Cugasach — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Norwegian Bokmål: kaukasisk — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kaukasisk — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Ossetian: кавказаг (kavkazag) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Polish: kaukaski — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Portuguese: caucasiano — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Romanian: caucazian — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Russian: кавка́зский (kavkázskij) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Slovak: kaukazský — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Spanish: caucásico — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Spanish: caucasiano — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Spanish: caucáseo (disused) — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Swedish: kaukasisk — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Tagalog: Kawkasin — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Turkish: Kafkas — of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
• Western Apache: indaa — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Arabic: يَافِثِيّ (yāfiṯiyy) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Arabic: أَحْمَرِيّ (ʔaḥmariyy) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Arabic: قَوْقَازِيّ (qawqāziyy) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Armenian: սպիտակամորթ (spitakamortʻ) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Bulgarian: европеиден (evropeiden) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Catalan: caucàsic — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Chechen: кӏайн (kʼajn) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Danish: kaukasisk — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Finnish: valkoihoinen — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Finnish: valkoinen — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Georgian: კავკასიური (ḳavḳasiuri) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Georgian: ევროპეოიდური (evroṗeoiduri) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Greek: καυκασιανός (kafkasianós) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Hawaiian: haole — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Lakota: wasicu — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Mandinka: toubob — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Persian: قفقازی (qafqâzi) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Polish: kaukaski — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Portuguese: caucasiano — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Romanian: caucaziană — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Russian: бе́лый (bélyj) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Russian: европе́йский (jevropéjskij) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Russian: европео́идный (jevropeóidnyj) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Spanish: caucásico — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Spanish: caucáseo (disused) — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Sranan Tongo: bakra — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Sranan Tongo: yobo — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Sranan Tongo: wetiman — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Swedish: kaukasisk — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Turkish: Kafkas — of a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
• Spanish: caucásico — of a person: having a white complexion and European ancestry
• Spanish: caucáseo (disused) — of a person: having a white complexion and European ancestry
• Sranan Tongo: bakra — of a person: having a white complexion and European ancestry
• Arabic: قَوْقَازِيّ (qawqāziyy) — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Armenian: կովկասցի (kovkascʻi) — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Chinese Mandarin: 高加索人 (Gāojiāsuǒ rén) — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Czech: Kavkazan — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Danish: kaukasier — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Esperanto: kaŭkazano — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Esperanto: kaŭkazanino — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Finnish: kaukasialainen — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• French: Caucasien — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• French: Caucasienne — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Georgian: კავკასიელი (ḳavḳasieli) — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• German: Kaukasier — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• German: Kaukasierin — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Greek: Καυκάσιος (Kafkásios) — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Greek: Καυκάσια (Kafkásia) — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Hebrew: קווקזי (qavqazi) — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Hebrew: קווקזית (qavqazít) — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Irish: Cugasach — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Japanese: カフカース人 (Kafukāsu-jin) — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Kazakh: кавказдық (kavkazdyq) — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Norwegian Bokmål: kaukasier — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Ossetian: кавказаг (kavkazag) — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Portuguese: caucasiano — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Portuguese: caucasiana — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Russian: кавка́зец (kavkázec) — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Spanish: caucáseo (disused) — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Spanish: caucásico — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Spanish: caucasiano — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Tagalog: Kawkaseyo — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Turkish: Kafkas — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Turkish: Kafkasyalı — native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
• Chiricahua: dáadatł’ijénde — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Chiricahua: indaa — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Chiricahua: indaałigańde — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Chiricahua: indaałigaénde — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Chiricahua: (Mescalero) indaa’ — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Jicarilla: Ma̠gáanii — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Western Apache: indaa — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Western Apache: innaa — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Arabic: يَافِثِيّ (yāfiṯiyy) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Arabic: يَافِثِيَّة (yāfiṯiyya) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Arabic: أَحْمَرِيّ (ʔaḥmariyy) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Arabic: حَمْرَاء (ḥamrāʔ) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Arabic: قَوْقَازِيّ (qawqāziyy) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Arabic: قَوْقَازِيَّة (qawqāziyya) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Armenian: սպիտակամորթ (spitakamortʻ) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Cheyenne: vé'ho'e — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Chichewa: mzungu — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Chinese Mandarin: 白人 (báirén) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Chinese Mandarin: 白種人 /白种人 (báizhǒngrén) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Czech: běloch — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Czech: europoid — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Danish: kaukasier — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Dena'ina: gasht’ana — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Esperanto: kaŭkazulo — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Finnish: valkoinen — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Finnish: valkoihoinen — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• French: Blanc — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• French: Blanche — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• French: Caucasien — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• French: Caucasienne — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Georgian: თეთრი რასა — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Georgian: თეთრი (tetri) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Georgian: თეთრკანიანი (tetrḳaniani) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Georgian: ევროპეოიდი (evroṗeoidi) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• German: Europide — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• German: Weißer — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• German: Weiße — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Gullah: buckruh — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Hawaiian: haole — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Italian: bianco — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Japanese: 白人 (hakujin) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Karok: apxantínihich — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Karok: simsimtâar — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Karok: mákay — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Kikuyu: Mũthũngũ — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Korean: 백인 (baegin) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Lakota: wasicu — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Mandinka: toubob — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Māori: pākehā — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Navajo: bilagáana — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Ojibwe: ᔖᑲᓈᐦᔥ — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Ojibwe: zhaaganaash — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Ojibwe: waabishkiiwe — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Portuguese: caucasiano — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Portuguese: caucasiana — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Russian: бе́лый (bélyj) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Russian: бе́лая (bélaja) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Russian: европе́ец (jevropéjec) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Russian: европе́йка (jevropéjka) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Russian: европео́ид (jevropeóid) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Spanish: caucásico — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Sranan Tongo: bakra — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Sranan Tongo: yobo — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Sranan Tongo: wetiman — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Swedish: kaukasier — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Swedish: kaukas — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Swedish: kaukasiska — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Taos: phonsáyna — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Thai: คนผิวขาว (kon pĭw-kăao) — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Turkish: Kafkas — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Turkish: Kafkasyalı — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Tyap: Nsala — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Vietnamese: người da trắng — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Vietnamese: người trắng — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Yup'ik: kass'aq — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Zulu: umlungu — member of the Caucasian racial classification
• Western Apache: inná — white person
• Chinese Cantonese: 鬼佬 (gwai2 lou2) — white person
• Chinese Mandarin: 洋人 (yángrén) — white person
• Chinese Mandarin: 白人 (báirén) — white person
• Chinese Mandarin: 高鼻子 (gāobízi) — white person
• Esperanto: blankulo — white person
• Lushootseed: pastəd — white person