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NALT Core

Preferred term

Whites

Type

Topic

Definition

People who identify themselves as having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

nationalities and ethnic groups

Synonyms

Caucasians
Caucasians (people)

Scope note

Consider using a geographic descriptor for the location of the people being studied.

In other languages

blancos

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/23124

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