Asian

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[edit] English

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[edit] Noun

Singular
Asian

Plural
Asians

Asian (plural Asians)

  1. A person from Asia.
  2. (British), (British Africa), A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, sometimes including East and Southeast Asia.
  3. (US), (Australia), (Canada), A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, East and Southeast Asia, sometimes excluding the Indian Subcontinent.
  4. A domestic cat breed similar to the Burmese.
  5. A cat of this breed.

[edit] Synonyms

  • (person from Asia):
  • (person from the Indian subcontinent): Indian (loosely)
  • (person from the Indian subcontinent): Pakistani (loosely)
  • (person from the Indian subcontinent): Bangladeshi (loosely)
  • (person from east Asia): Oriental, East Asian

[edit] Translations

person from Asia
person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent
person from or descended from people from east Asia

[edit] Adjective

Asian

  1. Of, relating to or from Asia.

[edit] Translations

of, relating to or from Asia
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