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Old 08-26-2006, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Taualumna
Question: One of the girls in the white tribe is Parvati. The name sounds South Asian (Hindi, perhaps?), so do you think she's mixed? If so, shouldn't the "white tribe" be the Caucasian tribe?
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Originally Posted by dictionary.com
Main Entry: Cau·ca·sian
Pronunciation: 'ko-'kA-zh&n, -'kazh-&n
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to the white race of humankind as classified according to physical features
2 : of or relating to the white race as defined by law specifically as composed of persons of European, No. African, or southwest Asian ancestry —Caucasian noun

Caucasian = white
Same difference.
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