I'm caucasian but I'm black?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/caucasian_race

"the term caucasian race (also caucasoid, europid, or europoid)[1] has been used denote general physical type of or of populations of europe, north africa, horn of africa, western asia (the middle east), central asia , south asia.[2] historically, term has been used describe many people these regions, without regard skin tone.[3]"

i'm north/horn of africa, thought "caucasian" meant white, please explain.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/caucasian_race "the term caucasian race (also caucasoid, europid, or europoid)[1] has been used denote general physical type of or of populations of europe, north africa, horn of africa, western asia (the middle east), central asia , south asia.[2]...

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