Caucasian vs Semite

Semite vs Caucasian

Caucasian and Semite both are nouns.

Caucasian and Semite both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Caucasian	Yes	Yes	No	No
Semite	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, Semite is a hyponym of Caucasian; that is, Semite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Caucasian:

Caucasian: a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion
Semite: a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa

Other hyponyms of Caucasian include Aryan, Circassian, Cassite, Kassite, Elamite, white man, white woman, poor white trash, white trash, honkey, honkie, honky, whitey, WASP, white Anglo-Saxon Protestant, paleface.

Caucasian (noun)	Semite (noun)
a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere	a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa
a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion

Caucasian (adjective)	Semite (adjective)
of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia	of or relating to or characteristic of Semites
of or relating to Caucasian people

Difference between Caucasian and Semite

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