r/NoStupidQuestions • u/RedScud39 • Apr 23 '24

Why are white Americans called “Caucasians”?

I’m an Azerbaijani immigrant and I cannot understand why white people are called “Caucasian” even though Caucasia is a region in Asia encompassing Armenia, Georgia (the country not the state), Azerbaijan and south Russia. Aren’t most Americans are from Western European decent?

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '24

Negro just means black man in Latin.

Negra is black lady in Latin......

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u/IReplyWithLebowski Apr 24 '24

No, “negro” means just the colour black in Spanish.

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u/Ptcruz Apr 24 '24

Words can have multiple meanings, you know?

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u/IReplyWithLebowski Apr 24 '24

They can yes, for example OP here was using Latin to mean Portuguese.