Definitions for Asian
asian

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Asian, Asiaticadjective

   a native or inhabitant of Asia

2. Asian, Asiaticadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture

   "Asian countries"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Asianadjective

   Of, relating to or from Asia.

2. Asiannoun

   A person from Asia.

3. Asiannoun

   A person with Asian ancestry. A person from or with ancestry in East or Southeast Asia. A person from or with ancestry in the Indian subcontinent.

   Were there Taliban beheading people? I didn't tell my parents, but I flinched if an Asian-looking man came close.

4. Asiannoun

   A domestic cat of a breed similar to the Burmese.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. asian

   Asian refers to individuals or features related to Asia, the largest and most populous continent which has diverse cultures, ethnicities, religions, and histories. It includes regions such as East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and Western Asia. People from these regions are termed Asian, although customs, physical characteristics, and languages significantly vary from one region to another. Moreover, it may also pertain to cultural elements, philosophies, cuisines, arts, and more associated with these regions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Asianadjective

   of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic

2. Asiannoun

   an Asiatic

3. Etymology: [L. Asianus, Gr. , fr. , L. Asia.]

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1. Asian

   Asian people or Asiatic people is a term that has multiple meanings, it is usually used as reference to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population. There are varieties of definition and geographical data presented by organizations and individuals for classifying the Asian people.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Asian

   āzh′yan, or āsh′i-an, Asiatic, ā-zhi-at′ik, or āsh-i-at′ik, adj. belonging to Asia: florid in literature or art.—n. Asiat′icism, imitation of Asiatic or Eastern manners.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Asian' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4624

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Asian' in Adjectives Frequency: #625

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for Asian »

1. sanai

2. naias

How to pronounce Asian?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Asian in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Asian in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Asian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Asian in a Sentence

1. Westpac Bank:

   Shipping rates remain very soft, and Asian exports very weak, much weaker than export orders data would suggest.

2. Markus Huber:

   European equities are trading higher this morning as a very respectable European earnings season and improving growth prospects are providing investors with plenty of reasons why to favour European stocks versus Asian and U.S. ones, overall sentiment remains positive with Europe likely to continue to outperform their American peers.

3. Qi Gao:

   A recovery in China, modest rise in oil prices, freezing of the Fed funds rate and a large size of QE or QQE by the ECB and BOJ could send Asian currencies higher. But it does not seem possible in the first half.

4. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi:

   We hope that in military cooperation with Japan, Australia will take into full account this historical context and take into consideration also the feelings of Asian countries because of that history, we hope that Australia will take concrete actions to support the peaceful development of Japan and Japan's efforts to uphold its pacifist constitution and not the opposite.

5. Robert Dobrzycki:

   Asian investors are starting to look around because they see the differences in yields with western Europe, sometimes the difference might be 30 kilometers to the border but a 100 to 150 basis point difference in yields.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Asian
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Asian
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Asian
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Asian
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Asian
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Asian