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Caucasian [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. CAUCASIAN ,

2. CAUCUS, noun A word used in America to denote a meeting of citizens to agree upon candidates to be proposed for election to offices, or to concert measures for supporting a party. The origin of the word is not ascertained.

Caucasian [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

Caucasian [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus, esp. a Circassian or Georgian.

2. A member of any of the white races of mankind.