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Asian
/ ˈeɪʃən; ˈeɪʒən /
adjective
- of or relating to Asia or to any of its peoples or languages
- of or relating to natives of the Indian subcontinent or any of their descendants, esp when living in Britain
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Asia or a descendant of one
- a native of the Indian subcontinent or a descendant of one
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Other Words From
- an·ti-A·sian adjective noun
- half-A·sian adjective noun
- non-A·sian adjective noun
- pro-A·sian adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Today, the city is an Asian hipster outpost, with shopping malls, clothing boutiques, and mixologist-prepared cocktails.
Just 47 percent of Asian-Americans voted in the 2012 presidential election.
Asian-Americans may vote for Democrats now, but they are a highly persuadable—and growing—part of the electorate.
Asian-Americans are a group of persuadable swing voters, growing faster than any other group in America today.
In 1992, Republican George H.W. Bush won the Asian-American vote by 24 points.
We were close upon the Asian shore, and I put the helm down to go about.
Malagigi sat repenting in his Asian grotto, like S. Gerolamo in the pictures.
In remoter days Huns had swept through these passes, coming from Asian deserts to the pillage of Europe.
In Central Asian rugs we find the cone replaced by the pomegranate, and the tree of life becomes a pomegranate tree.
Taking it as it is, with the test of language added, nothing short of an Asian origin will account for it.
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