Meaning

3 senses
  1. A person from the continent of Asia, or a descendant thereof - especially:

    (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US)A person from or with ancestry in East or Southeast Asia, occasionally South Asia.

    Asiate, Asiat, Asiatin

    азиа́тaziát, азиа́ткаaziátka

    азі́єцьazíjecʹ, азі́йкаazíjka, азіа́тaziát

  2. (Kenya, South Africa, UK, Uganda)A person from or with ancestry in South Asia.

    a native or inhabitant of Asia

  3. A domestic cat of a breed similar to the Burmese.

Examples

163 sentences
  1. I'm interested in Asian history.

    Я цікавлюся історією Азії.

    ruЯ интересуюсь историей Азии.

    deIch interessiere mich für die Geschichte Asiens.

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  2. Asian markets finished mixed.

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  3. Asian markets were mixed.

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  4. Asian markets moved up.

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  5. Asian stocks were mixed.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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person from Asia:
Русский
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person from Asia:
Deutsch
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person from Asia:

Origin

From Latin āsiānus. By surface analysis, Asia + -an.

From Latin āsiānus. By surface analysis, Asia + -an.

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Forms

plural: Asians
SingularAsian
PluralAsians

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
person from Asia:Asiatic
Close in meaning
  • a native or inhabitant of Asia:Asiatic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
Asian — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto