Dinaric

/dɪˈnærik/ adjective

Definition

Relating to the Dinaric Alps or the Dinaric region of southeastern Europe; also relating to a proposed racial or anthropological classification.

Etymology

From Dinara, the highest peak of the Dinaric Alps in the Balkans + '-ic' suffix. Used in geography and historical anthropology.

Kelly Says

Early 20th-century anthropologists created 'Dinaric' as a racial type, but the term is now mainly used safely in geography—it's a reminder that scientific-sounding classifications were sometimes pseudoscience dressed up in Latin.

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