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Definition of Caucasian race
1. Noun. A light-skinned race.
Generic synonyms: Race
Member holonyms: Caucasian, White, White Person
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caucasian Race
Literary usage of Caucasian race
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Human Physiology by Robley Dunglison (1846)
"caucasian race.—The caucasian race is chiefly distinguished by the elegant form
of the head, which approximates to a perfect oval. It is also remarkable for ..."
2. The Encyclopædia of Geography: Comprising a Complete Description of the by Hugh Murray, William Wallace, Robert Jameson, William Jackson Hooker, William Swainson, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1837)
"The original seat of the caucasian race is supposed, as the name implies, to have
been that lofty chain of mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas. ..."
3. The Phrenological Journal and Science of Health (1841)
"THE SUPERIORITY OF THE caucasian race. [Extracted from a review of Morton's Crania
Americana in the Western Journal of Medicine and Surgery, published at ..."
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