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Originally Posted by CyberSEO
It funny how the word "Caucasian" stands for "white" in English and for "black" in Russian languages  In my country when someone says "I need a Caucasian doctor" means "I need a black one", because people of Caucasus have dark skin and black hair. |
In biological anthropology "Caucasian" or "Causcasoid" refers more to skeletal anatomy, and especially cranial morphology, than skin tone.
It etymologically contrasts with the terms Negroid, Mongoloid and Australoid.
