About The Word Asian
Learn about the word Asian to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Asian definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Asian
| Asian Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Asian?
[n] a native or inhabitant of Asia
[adj] denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'"; "Asian ancestry" [adj] of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries" Synonyms | Synonyms for Asian: Asiatic | Asiatic | eastern | oriental Related Terms | Find terms related to Asian: See Also | Afghan | Afghanistani | Altaic | Annamese | Armenian | Bangladeshi | Bengali | Bhutanese | Bhutani | Burmese | Cambodian | Chinese | coolie | cooly | Dardan | Dardanian | Eurasian | Hindoo | Hindu | Hindustani | Indian | Indonesian | Iraki | Irani | Iranian | Iraqi | Israeli | Israelite | Japanese | Jordanian | Kampuchean | Korean | Kuwaiti | Lao | Laotian | Lebanese | Malay | Malayan | Malaysian | Maldivan | Maldivian | Nepalese | Nepali | Nipponese | Oriental | oriental person | Pakistani | Parthian | Pashto | Pathan | Persian | person of color | person of colour | Sherpa | Siamese | Singaporean | Singhalese | Sinhalese | Sri Lankan | Syrian | Tai | Taiwanese | Thai | Trojan | Turki | Vietnamese Asian In Webster's Dictionary \A"sian\, a. [L. Asianus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, L. Asia.]
Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. ``Asian princes.'' --Jer.
Taylor. -- n. An Asiatic.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Suzerainty ‐ the domain of a suzerain [n] the position or authority of a suzerain;…
- Creation science ‐ an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the account…
- Order synentognathi ‐ order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries;…
- Revolutionist ‐ a radical supporter of political or social…
- Banded water snake ‐ in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western…
- Talbot ‐ English inventor who published the first book illustrated with…
- Misdeal ‐ an incorrect deal [v] deal…
- Leopold kronecker ‐ German mathematician…
- Bolo knife ‐ long heavy knife with a single edge; of…
- Benjamin thompson ‐ English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction;…