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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the Caucasian racial classification. No longer in scientific use.
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Examples
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Seattle-area anthropologist Jim Chatters ignited much of the controversy over Kennewick Man when he said the skull looked more "Caucasoid" than Native American. —
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Quite obviously, there is no "Caucasoid" gene or "Negroid" gene, and geneticists point out that there is way more variability among those identified as a particular race than between races.
"Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close..." Ann Althouse 2008
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One early description used the word "Caucasoid," giving rise to a boomlet in speculation about Europeans 'settling North America from the east.
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Much was made of the characterization of Kennewick Man's 9,300 BP features as "Caucasoid" a few years ago, so I'm sure that this will cause a stir as well.
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Much was made of the characterization of Kennewick Man's 9,300 BP features as "Caucasoid" a few years ago, so I'm sure that this will cause a stir as well.
Archive 2005-12-01 2005
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In contrast to early media reports that the remains were "Caucasoid," a team of independent experts authorized by the court to conduct a preliminary analysis recently announced that the skeleton's features didn't look particularly European or Native American.
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The skeleton came to national attention after it was dated to more than 8,400 years ago and described as "Caucasoid," an anthropological term quickly converted to "Caucasian" by a bevy of journalists, erroneously implying that Europeans had colonized the New World before American Indians.
Kennewick Update 3 1999
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Turks, who are perhaps more centrally located in the genetic variation of West Eurasian and North African peoples, what used to be termed "Caucasoid," are "less white."
Discover Blogs 2010
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Used to be called Caucasoid, Mongoloid, Negroid, but that is obsolete.
Natl. Poll: More favor than oppose Arizona immigration law 2010
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As to cover whitewashing.. it's not just the obvious PoC they seem incapable of depicting: Jerzy in FLESH AND FIRE is supposed to be Caucasoid, yes, but from what would have been the Caucasus, which indicated a certain facial type and skin color.
“I’m not racist, but…” jimhines 2010
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