Meaning
Caucasian
- relating to the Caucasus region or its peoples, languages, and cultures
- referring to people of European descent or light skin (anthropological or sociological use)
In a sentence
Lo studio analizza le antiche tradizioni musicali dei popoli caucasici.
The study analyses the ancient musical traditions of Caucasian peoples.
La ricerca include campioni genetici provenienti da diverse popolazioni caucasiche.
The research includes genetic samples from various Caucasian populations.
Quel dialetto presenta caratteristiche tipiche di alcune lingue caucasiche.
That dialect exhibits characteristics typical of certain Caucasian languages.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| caucasico | masculine · singular |
| caucasica | feminine · singular |
| caucasici | masculine · plural |
| caucasiche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Formal or technical: primarily geographical in Italian, unlike everyday American English racial classification.
- The masculine plural forms in -ci: 'caucasici'.