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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caucasian

/kɔˈkeɪ.ʒən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
Cau-cas-i-an
IPA
/kɔˈkeɪ.ʒən/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people.

adj

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, and originating from Europe, parts of Northern Africa and Central, South, and Western Asia.

Dated

adj

Of a person: having a white complexion and European ancestry; white.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.

noun

Synonym of White Russian (“a cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, milk, and vodka”).

Humorous

noun

A member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).

Dated

noun

A group of languages spoken in the Caucasus region.

noun

A white person.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɔˈkeɪ.ʒən/
  • British English: /kɔːˈkeɪ.ʒən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Caucasian (comparative) most Caucasian (superlative) Caucasians (plural)

Derived Forms

Caucasianness Caucasity

Phrases

Caucasian agama Caucasian Albania Caucasian Albanian Caucasian alder Caucasian ash Caucasian Azerbaijan Caucasian badger Caucasian bear

Frequently Paired Words

Caucasic Caucasoid Caucasus

Synonyms

Caucasic Caucasoid Europid White Russian abelungu ang moh Angrez balanda béké bule cac Caucasian

Rhymes With

asian occasion invasion equation malaysian evasion persuasion abrasion suasion central asian indo-asian eurasian

Questions

How do you pronounce caucasian?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɔˈkeɪ.ʒən/.
What does caucasian mean?
Of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people.
Where does caucasian come from?
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.

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