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Asiatic

[ ey-zhee-at-ik, ey-shee-, ey-zee- ]
/ ˌeɪ ʒiˈæt ɪk, ˌeɪ ʃi-, ˌeɪ zi- /

adjective

Asian.

noun Usually Offensive.

an Asian person.

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Origin of Asiatic

1625–35; <Latin Asiāticus<Greek Asiātikos.See Asia, -tic

usage note for Asiatic

See Asian.

OTHER WORDS FROM Asiatic

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Asiatic

Asian, Asiatic , Oriental (see usage note at Asian)

Words nearby Asiatic

Asian influenza, Asian pear, Asian semi-longhair, Asian shorthair, Asian tiger mosquito, Asiatic, Asiatic beetle, Asiatic cholera, Asiatic schistosomiasis, aside, aside from
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British Dictionary definitions for Asiatic

Asiatic
/ (ˌeɪʃɪˈætɪk, -zɪ-) /

noun, adjective

a word formerly used for Asian

usage for Asiatic

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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