Asian American

[ ey-zhuhn-uh-mer-i-kuhn, ey-shuhn- ]

noun
  1. a citizen or resident of the U.S. of Asian birth or descent.

adjective
  1. of or relating to Asian Americans or their culture.

  2. A·sian-A·mer·i·can, occurring between the United States and Asia: Protectionist tariffs negatively affected the volume of Asian-American trade.: See Grammar note at Spanish American.

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Origin of Asian American

1
First recorded in 1965–70

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