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Webster 1913 Edition
Xanthochroi
‖
Xan-thoch′ro-i
,Noun.
pl.
[NL. See
Xanthochroic
.] (Ethnol.)
A division of the Caucasian races, comprising the lighter-colored members.
The
Xanthochroi
, or fair whites, . . . are the prevalent inhabitants of Northern Europe, and the type may be traced into North Africa, and eastward as far as Hindostan. Tylor.
Definition 2024
Xanthochroi
Xanthochroi
See also: xanthochroi
English
Proper noun
Xanthochroi
- A division of the human population having fair skin and wavy blond hair.
- 1865, Thomas H. Huxley, On the Methods and Results of Ethnology:
- The furthermost limit of the Xanthochroi north-westward is Iceland and the British Isles
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See also
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Nordic race on Wikipedia.Wikipedia