Eurasian

American  

[yoo-rey-zhuhn, -shuhn, yuh-] / yʊˈreɪ ʒən, -ʃən, yə- /

adjective

1. of or relating to Eurasia.

2. of mixed European and Asian descent.

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noun

1. the offspring of a European and an Asian.

Eurasian British  

/ -ʒən, jʊəˈreɪʃən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Eurasia

2. of mixed European and Asian descent

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noun

1. a person of mixed European and Asian descent

Etymology

Origin of Eurasian

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

Example Sentences

"We are now on a fast track to something," says Daniel Fried, former US assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs.

From BBC

Earthquakes are common in the country, particularly along the Hindu Kush mountain range, near where the Eurasian and Indian tectonic plates meet.

From Barron's

But India will remain a significant power on the Eurasian landmass for the foreseeable future.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From BBC