A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Entry Term(s)
Caucasian Race
Caucasoid Race
European Continental Ancestry Group
Public MeSH Note
2022; see EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP 2004-2021; see WHITES 1978-2003; see CAUCASOID RACE 1978-2003; see CAUCASIAN RACE 1963-1977; see EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP 2004-2021
A group distinguished by classification according to physical features. This group, also called Europoid, centers around the Mediterranean Sea but includes other parts of Europe. (from Winick: Dictionary of Anthropology, 1972; American Heritage Dictionary, 2d College ed)
