Caucasian

"Caucasian" is a term often used to describe people of European, North African, West Asian, or Middle Eastern descent. It originates from the classification system developed by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, an 18th-century German anthropologist, who divided humans into five races based on physical characteristics, one of which was the Caucasian race. However, it's important to note that this classification system is outdated and not widely used in scientific contexts today due to its oversimplification and inaccuracies. In modern usage, especially in the United States, the term "Caucasian" is often synonymous with "white" or "of European descent."