White people
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The term "white people" (also "whites" or "white race") has been defined as "being a member of a group or race characterized by light pigmentation of the skin" and "to a human group having light-colored skin, especially of European ancestry."
In the context of describing certain humans, the term white does not refer to a skin color that is literally white; people described as white can have a variety of light skin colors. The term white people functions as a color metaphor for race; one that emerged from a racialized, European historical context.
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