Paleo-Asiatic

[ pey-lee-oh-ey-zhee-at-ik, -shee-, -zee-; especially British pal-ee- ]

noun

1. a member of any of various peoples of northeastern Asia, formerly classified as Mongoloid.
2. Paleosiberian ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Paleo-Asiatic¹

First recorded in 1870–75; paleo- ( def ) + Asiatic ( def )