CEFR B2

xanthochroi

noun

Meaning

xanthochroi means (dated, anthropology) A division of the human population having fair skin and wavy blond hair. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses xanthochroi to mean (dated, anthropology) A division of the human population having fair skin and....
The teacher asked students to find xanthochroi in the reading.

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xanthochroi (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses xanthochroi to mean (dated, anthropology) A division of the human population having fair skin and....
The teacher asked students to find xanthochroi in the reading.
Check the words around xanthochroi to choose the right meaning.

How to Use xanthochroi

a/the xanthochroi (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a xanthochroi."
xanthochroi in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked xanthochroi in context before translating it."

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