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Of or pertaining to the Caucasus, a mountainous region between the Black and Caspian seas.
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Of or pertaining to the white races of mankind, of whom the people about Mount Caucasus were formerly taken as the type.
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A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus, esp. a Circassian or Georgian.
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A member of any of the white races of mankind.
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A geographic region called the Caucasus, which is west of the Caspian Sea and east of the Black Sea, more or less. Detailed description
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Related to people or to descendants of people with white skin who may have lived in the Caucasus mountains many thousands of years ago, but who spread throughout Europe and western Asia during prehistoric times and eventually came down south in several episodes as barbarian warriors on horseback, destroying and appropriating more ancient civilizations.
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A generic name describing boldly colored geometric designs originating from the Caucasus Mountains in Southern Russia.
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a white individual.
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a member of the Caucasoid race
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a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that have no known affiliations to languages spoken elsewhere
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of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration; "voting patterns within the white population"
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See White.
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1) A native or resident of the Caucasus; 2) A member of the Caucasian racial classification. No longer in scientific use; 3) Of or relating to a purported human racial classification traditionally distinguished by very light to brown skin pigmentation and straight to wavy or curly hair and including peoples indigenous to Europe, northern Africa, western Asia, and India. No longer in scientific use.
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A member of the white or light skinned races of humankind.
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Rugs woven in the Caucasus mountain region, a narrow strip of land between the Black and Caspian seas. These rugs are usually brightly colored and feature highly stylized geometric designs.
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of or relating to the white race of humankind as classified according to physical features.
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Rugs were mainly woven in Azerbaijan, which is part of the Caucasus region.
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