Asiatic
[ey-zhee-at-ik, ey-shee-, ey-zee-]
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adjective
noun Usually Offensive.
an Asian person.
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Origin of Asiatic
Usage note
See Asian.
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Examples from the Web for asiatic
Historical Examples of asiatic
They govern in the Asiatic way—by fraud if possible—if not, by force.
Secret History of the English Occupation of EgyptWilfrid Scawen Blunt
Its a sad pity, too, said a young woman; for look how handsome he is with those dark Asiatic eyes!
Darkness and DawnFrederic W. Farrar
Every available bit of African or Asiatic territory was claimed by one of the rival powers.
The Story of MankindHendrik Van Loon
The Pharaohs married Asiatic wives, and their courts became gradually Asiatised.
Early Israel and the Surrounding NationsArchibald Sayce
The mixed blood of these two essentially Asiatic races has produced a type closely resembling that of European nations.
Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c.Xavier Hommaire de Hell
Asiatic
noun, adjective
usage
Asiatic is the correct word to use in scientific language when talking about flora, fauna and anthropology, for instance Asiatic lion . Using it as a noun is offensive and old-fashioned
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