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Definition of 'Asian'
Word Frequency
Asian in British English
adjective
1.
of or relating to
Asia or to any of its peoples or languages
2. British
of or relating to
natives of the
Indian
subcontinent or any of their
descendants, esp when
living in
Britain
noun
▶ USAGE To refer to someone from the Indian subcontinent as an Asian is potentially offensive and should be avoided. If you are talking about one specific
group, it is better to say so, for instance people of Indian descent3.
a native or
inhabitant of Asia or a descendant of one
4. British sometimes offensive
a native of the Indian subcontinent or a descendant of one
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Asian in American English
adjective
1.
of Asia or its peoples, languages, or
cultures
noun
2.
a person born or living in Asia
now generally the preferred term Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
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Asian
British English: Asian
/ˈeɪʃən; ˈeɪʒən/ ADJECTIVE
Asian means belonging or relating to Asia.
...Asian music.
- American English: Asian
- Arabic: آسْيَوِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: asiático
- Chinese: 亚洲的
- Croatian: azijski
- Czech: asijský
- Danish: asiatisk
- Dutch: Aziatisch
- European Spanish: asiático
- Finnish: aasialainen
- French: asiatique
- German: asiatisch
- Greek: ασιατικός
- Italian: asiatico
- Japanese: アジアの
- Korean: 아시아의
- Norwegian: asiatisk
- Polish: azjatycki
- European Portuguese: asiático
- Romanian: asiatic
- Russian: азиатский
- Latin American Spanish: asiático
- Swedish: asiatisk
- Thai: เกี่ยวกับประเทศในเอเชีย
- Turkish: Asya
- Ukrainian: азійський
- Vietnamese: thuộc châu Á
British English: Asian
/ˈeɪʃən; ˈeɪʒən/ NOUN
An Asian is a person who comes from a country or region in Asia.
Many of the shops were run by Asians.
- American English: Asian
- Arabic: آسْيَوِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: asiático
- Chinese: 亚洲人
- Croatian: Azijat
- Czech: Asijec
- Danish: asiat
- Dutch: Aziaat
- European Spanish: asiático
- Finnish: aasialainen
- French: Asiatique
- German: Asiate
- Greek: Ασιάτης
- Italian: asiatico
- Japanese: アジア人
- Korean: 아시아 사람
- Norwegian: asiat
- Polish: Azjata
- European Portuguese: asiático
- Romanian: asiatic
- Russian: азиат
- Latin American Spanish: asiático
- Swedish: asiat
- Thai: ชาวเอเชีย
- Turkish: Asyalı
- Ukrainian: азіат
- Vietnamese: người châu Á
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