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'''White people''' also called '''Caucasian''' is a 19th century term for the white race or people of white [[Europe]]an origin. The definitions of the term "white" have changed over the years.
'''White people''' also called '''Caucasian''' is a 19th-century term for the white race or people of white [[Europe]]an origin. The definitions of the term "white" have changed over the years.
Whites have less [[melanin]] pigment in their skin than other human beings. Darker-skinned people regard them as "white" in contrast to themselves, (see [[skin color]]). The term grew out of belief at the time that European languages originated in the Caucasus (mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas), but this turned out not to be true, so the word "Caucasian" (like "American Indian") is in fact a misnomer.
Whites have less [[melanin]] pigment in their skin than other human beings. Darker-skinned people regard them as "white" in contrast to themselves, (see [[skin color]]). The term grew out of belief at the time that European languages originated in the Caucasus (mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas), but this turned out not to be true, so the word "Caucasian" (like "American Indian") is in fact a misnomer.