Caucasian vs WASP

WASP vs Caucasian

Caucasian and WASP both are nouns.

Caucasian is an adjective but WASP is not an adjective.

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

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

Caucasian: a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion
WASP: a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination

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

Caucasian (noun)	WASP (noun)
a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that are unrelated to languages spoken elsewhere	a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion

Caucasian (adjective)	WASP (adjective)
of or relating to the geographical region of Caucasia
of or relating to Caucasian people

Difference between Caucasian and WASP

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