xanthochroi

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noun

A division of the human population having fair skin and wavy blond hair.

OriginAncient Greek ξανθός →
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Meanings

xanthochroi1

nounxanthochroi pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAlternative letter-case form of Xanthochroi.

Xanthochroi2

nounXanthochroi pl (plural only)
  1. datedpluralplural onlyanthropologyA division of the human population having fair skin and wavy blond hair.

    The furthermost limit of the Xanthochroi north-westward is Iceland and the British Isles

    1865, Thomas H. Huxley, On the Methods and Results of Ethnology

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekξανθός“fair, yellow, golden, blond”
  2. EnglishXanthochroi

Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley, from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “fair, yellow, golden, blond”), and either χρώς (khrṓs, “skin”), or ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale”).

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APA

xanthochroi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xanthochroi

MLA

“xanthochroi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xanthochroi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xanthochroi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xanthochroi.

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