caucasian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of the Caucasoid race
    White; White person.
  2. noun a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere
    Caucasian language.
  3. adjective of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia
    Caucasic.
    • Caucasian languages
  4. adjective satellite of or relating to Caucasian people
    Caucasoid.

WordNet

Cau*ca"sian adjective
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the Caucasus, a mountainous region between the Black and Caspian seas.
  2. Of or pertaining to the white races of mankind, of whom the people about Mount Caucasus were formerly taken as the type.
Cau*ca"sian noun
Definitions
  1. A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus, esp. a Circassian or Georgian.
  2. A member of any of the white races of mankind.

Webster 1913