Eurasian

[yoo-rey-zhuhn, -shuhn, yuh-]

adjective

1. of or relating to Eurasia.

2. of mixed European and Asian descent.

noun

1. the offspring of a European and an Asian.

Eurasian

/ -ʒən, jʊəˈreɪʃən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Eurasia

2. of mixed European and Asian descent

noun

1. a person of mixed European and Asian descent

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eurasian¹

First recorded in 1835–45; Eurasi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Unable to demonstrate the attraction of its suffocating embrace, or the value of its Eurasian Economic Union, Russia believed it had to use force to keep Ukraine by its side.

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Afghanistan is very prone to earthquakes because of its location on top of a number of fault lines where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet.

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The country is very prone to earthquakes because it is located on top of a number of fault lines where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet.

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The features also reveal traces of Middle-East Eurasian and Austro-Asiactic ancestries, hinting at global migration and the mixing of ancient population groups.

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The zoo says the food provided in this way is "reminiscent of what it would naturally hunt in the wild" - and that this is especially true for the Eurasian lynx.

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