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Persons > Population Groups > Racial Groups > Whites
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Demography > Population Groups > Racial Groups > Whites
... > Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Population Groups > Racial Groups > Whites
... > Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Population Groups > Racial Groups > Whites
... > Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Measurements > Demography > Population Groups > Racial Groups > Whites

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Whites  

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Definition

  • A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the continent of Europe. A group distinguished by classification according to physical features. This group, also called Europoid, centers around the Mediterranean Sea but includes other parts of Europe. (from Winick: Dictionary of Anthropology, 1972; American Heritage Dictionary, 2d College ed)

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