Asiatic
Americanadjective
noun
noun
Sensitive Note
See Asian.
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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Asiatic
First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin Asiāticus, from Greek Asiātikos; see Asia, -tic ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Indeed, as one Royal Asiatic Society lecturer quipped:
From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025
Last March, a female Asiatic cheetah, dubbed Majrad by scientists, was killed by a car in Iran’s Semnan province.
From Slate • May 25, 2024
Past the front yard, more than 80 varieties of towering Asiatic lilies, some as tall as 8 feet, create a dramatic and elegant display.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024
The jailings prompted a massive outcry from conservationists, academics, and political leaders urging Iran to release the conservationists, who were working to protect endangered species such as the Asiatic cheetah.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 10, 2024
That problem also derailed domestication of North American bighorn sheep, which belong to the same genus as Asiatic mouflon sheep, ancestor of our domestic sheep.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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