Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Asian.
- noun Often Offensive An Asian person.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to or characteristic of Asia or its inhabitants.
- Characterized by Asianism.
- noun A native of Asia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Asian - noun
Asian
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
- noun a native or inhabitant of Asia
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Examples
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Asiatic Women, "which was translated by Captain Richardson, and published first in the _Asiatic Annual Register_ for 1801, and again as an Appendix to the Mirza's Travels.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 Various
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It means a dawn of a new era in Asiatic civilization.
The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876 2005
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A small Navy command stationed in the Philippines was called the Asiatic Fleet.
DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001
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A small Navy command stationed in the Philippines was called the Asiatic Fleet.
DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001
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A small Navy command stationed in the Philippines was called the Asiatic Fleet.
DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001
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A small Navy command stationed in the Philippines was called the Asiatic Fleet.
DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001
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Japan, the document continues, requires Asian food, raw materials, and markets; the US should encourage "a considerable increase in Southern Asiatic food and raw material exports" to avoid "preponderant dependence on Chinese sources" by Japan.
A Special Supplement: Vietnam: How Government Became Wolves Chomsky, Noam 1972
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Accordingly, we Canadians should know more than we do about the point of view of people in Asiatic countries, how they live, how they are getting along, and what they think.
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Violin may be described by the terms Asiatic and Scandinavian.
The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators George Hart
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Asiatic is a cruel beast, and delights in spectacles of human suffering.
Chapter 15 1915
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