Asian
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Asian (plural Asians)
- A person from Asia.
- (British), (British Africa), A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, sometimes including East and Southeast Asia.
- (US), (Australia), (Canada), A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, East and Southeast Asia, sometimes excluding the Indian Subcontinent.
- A domestic cat breed similar to the Burmese.
- 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
- Of, relating to or from Asia.
[edit] Translations
of, relating to or from Asia