Caucasians

Light-skinned racial group

Caucasians are white people—those of European ancestry with light skin.

The term derives from an outdated racial classification system that grouped humans by supposed geographic origin, with "Caucasian" designating peoples from Europe, North Africa, and western Asia.

Though the pseudoscientific framework has been discredited, Caucasian persists in American English as a formal or official term for white: The suspect is described as a Caucasian male in his thirties.

Outside bureaucratic contexts, simply saying white is more natural.

peoples

Georgians

Residents of Atlanta's state

region

Armenia

Caucasian republic, capital Yerevan

Chechnya · Dagestan · Kabardino-Balkaria · Black Sea · Caspian Sea · Tbilisi · Baku · Yerevan

geography

mountains

Tall elevated landmasses

highlands · terrain · glaciers · passes · gorges · valleys · snowcapped · rugged · volcanic · hot springs

anthropology

Caucasoid

Archaic racial taxonomy category

phenotype · pseudoscience · scientific racism · debunked

culture

dolma

Stuffed leaf parcels

supra · carpets · metalwork · epics · Nart sagas · Christianity · Islam · hospitality

Categories
Opposites
racial/ethnic classification

Caucasianspeople of color

Non-white racial groups

non-whites · Africans · Asians · Black people · East Asians

majority/minority status (in Western contexts)

Caucasiansminorities

Smaller portions of populations

racial minorities · people of color · marginalized groups · underrepresented groups · BIPOC

Phrases
Family

Caucasian

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG