Meanings
caucasian1
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of Caucasian.
The man, aged in his 30s, is described as caucasian with olive skin, medium build, about 175cm tall and has short dark hair.
2009 February 4, Anne Wright, “Police appeal for witnesses to serial car thief”, in Herald Sun
Caucasian2
adjectiveCaucasian (comparative more Caucasian, superlative most Caucasian)
comparative more Caucasian · superlative most Caucasian · alternative caucasian
- broadlyOf a person: having a white complexion and European ancestry; white.
nounCaucasian (plural Caucasians)
plural Caucasians · alternative caucasian
- A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.
- humorousalcoholic beveragesSynonym of White Russian (“a cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, milk, and vodka”).
I'll go out and mingle. Jesus, you mix a hell of a Caucasian, Jackie.
1998 January 18, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Big Lebowski (motion picture), spoken by Jeffrey (“The Dude”) Lebowski (Jeff Bridges)Synonyms: White Russian
- datedanthropologyA member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).
- CanadaUSA white person.
The male Caucasian, twenty-four, a skier, was said to have been missing for over three hours.
2008, Ridley Pearson, chapter 2, in Killer View, Jove premium edition, New York, N.Y.: Jove Books, published 2009, →ISBNSynonyms: abelungu, ang moh, Angrez, balanda, béké, bule, cac, cornstarch crusader
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people.
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adjectiveOf 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.
nounSynonym of White Russian (“a cocktail consisting of coffee liqueur, milk, and vodka”).
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nounA white person.
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adjectiveof or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia
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nouna person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion
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nouna number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere
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Caucasian language
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic قَوْقَازِيّ, يَافِثِيّ
- قَوْقَازِيّ (qawqāziyy)of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- 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
- 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
- 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
- قَوْقَازِيّ (qawqāziyy)native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- يَافِثِيّ (yāfiṯiyy)member of the Caucasian racial classification
- يَافِثِيَّة (yāfiṯiyya)member of the Caucasian racial classification
- أَحْمَرِيّ (ʔaḥmariyy)member of the Caucasian racial classification
- حَمْرَاء (ḥamrāʔ)member of the Caucasian racial classification
- قَوْقَازِيّ (qawqāziyy)member of the Caucasian racial classification
- قَوْقَازِيَّة (qawqāziyya)member of the Caucasian racial classification
Bulgarian кавка́зки, европеиден
- кавка́зки (kavkázki)of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- 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 caucasià, caucàsic
- caucasiàof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- caucàsicof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- caucàsicof a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
Chinese Cantonese 鬼佬
- 鬼佬 (gwai² lou²)white person
Chinese Mandarin 高加索人, 白人
- 高加索人 (Gāojiāsuǒ rén)native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- 白人 (báirén)member of the Caucasian racial classification
- 白種人 /白种人 (báizhǒngrén)member of the Caucasian racial classification
- 洋人 (yángrén)white person
- 白人 (báirén)white person
- 高鼻子 (gāobízi)white person
Czech kavkazský, Kavkazan
- kavkazskýof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- Kavkazannative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- bělochmember of the Caucasian racial classification
- europoidmember of the Caucasian racial classification
Danish kaukasisk, kaukasisk
- kaukasiskof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- kaukasiskof a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
- kaukasiernative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- kaukasiermember of the Caucasian racial classification
Esperanto kaŭkaza, kaŭkazano
- kaŭkazaof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- kaŭkazanonative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- kaŭkazaninonative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- kaŭkazulomember of the Caucasian racial classification
- blankulowhite person
Finnish kaukasialainen, valkoihoinen
- kaukasialainenof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- valkoihoinenof a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
- valkoinenof a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
- kaukasialainennative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- valkoinenmember of the Caucasian racial classification
- valkoihoinenmember of the Caucasian racial classification
French caucasien, Caucasien
- caucasienof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- Caucasiennative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- Caucasiennenative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- Blancmember of the Caucasian racial classification
- Blanchemember of the Caucasian racial classification
- Caucasienmember of the Caucasian racial classification
- Caucasiennemember of the Caucasian racial classification
German kaukasisch, Kaukasier
- kaukasischof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- Kaukasiernative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- Kaukasierinnative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- Europidemember of the Caucasian racial classification
- Weißermember of the Caucasian racial classification
- Weißemember of the Caucasian racial classification
Greek καυκασιανός, καυκασιανός
- καυκασιανός (kafkasianós)of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- 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
- Καυκάσιος (Kafkásios)native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- Καυκάσια (Kafkásia)native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
Hawaiian haole, haole
- haoleof a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
- haolemember of the Caucasian racial classification
Hebrew קווקזי, קווקזית
- קווקזי (qavqazi)native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- קווקזית (qavqazít)native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
Hungarian kaukázusi
- kaukázusiof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
Irish Cugasach, Cugasach
- Cugasachof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- Cugasachnative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
Italian bianco
- biancomember of the Caucasian racial classification
Japanese カフカース人, 白人
- カフカース人 (Kafukāsu-jin)native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- 白人 (hakujin)member of the Caucasian racial classification
Korean 백인
- 백인 (baegin)member of the Caucasian racial classification
Māori pākehā
- pākehāmember of the Caucasian racial classification
Norwegian Bokmål kaukasisk, kaukasier
- kaukasiskof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- kaukasiernative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
Persian قفقازی
- 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, kaukaski
- kaukaskiof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- kaukaskiof 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, caucasiano
- caucasianoof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- caucasianoof a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
- caucasianonative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- caucasiananative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- caucasianomember of the Caucasian racial classification
- caucasianamember of the Caucasian racial classification
Romanian caucazian, caucaziană
- caucazianof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- caucazianăof 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 кавка́зский, бе́лый
- кавка́зский (kavkázskij)of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- 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
- 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
- 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
- кавка́зец (kavkázec)native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- бе́лый (bélyj)member of the Caucasian racial classification
- бе́лая (bélaja)member of the Caucasian racial classification
- европе́ец (jevropéjec)member of the Caucasian racial classification
- европе́йка (jevropéjka)member of the Caucasian racial classification
- европео́ид (jevropeóid)member of the Caucasian racial classification
Slovak kaukazský
- kaukazskýof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
Spanish caucásico, caucasiano
- caucásicoof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- caucasianoof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- caucáseo (disused)of or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- caucásicoof a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
- 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
- caucásicoof a person: having a white complexion and European ancestry
- caucáseo (disused)of a person: having a white complexion and European ancestry
- caucáseo (disused)native or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- caucásiconative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- caucasianonative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- caucásicomember of the Caucasian racial classification
Swedish kaukasisk, kaukasisk
- kaukasiskof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- kaukasiskof a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
- kaukasiermember of the Caucasian racial classification
- kaukasmember of the Caucasian racial classification
- kaukasiskamember of the Caucasian racial classification
Tagalog Kawkasin, Kawkaseyo
- Kawkasinof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- Kawkaseyonative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
Thai คนผิวขาว
- คนผิวขาว (kon pĭw-kăao)member of the Caucasian racial classification
Turkish Kafkas, Kafkas
- Kafkasof or relating to the Caucasus region or its culture, languages, and people
- Kafkasof a racial classification pertaining to people having certain phenotypical features such as straight, curly, or wavy hair and very light to brown pigmented skin
- Kafkasnative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- Kafkasyalınative or inhabitant of the Caucasus
- Kafkasmember of the Caucasian racial classification
- Kafkasyalımember of the Caucasian racial classification
Vietnamese người da trắng, người trắng
- người da trắngmember of the Caucasian racial classification
- người trắngmember of the Caucasian racial classification
Zulu umlungu
- umlungumember of the Caucasian racial classification
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
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“caucasian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caucasian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caucasian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caucasian.
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