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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person of mixed European and Asian descent

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Eurasian

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

Example Sentences

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Negotiations are underway with the European Union, the Eurasian Economic Union, Mexico, Chile and the South American Mercosur trade bloc, either for new deals or to expand existing agreements.

From Barron's

The same dynamic is playing out with wheat from Eurasian export powerhouses like Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine.

From Barron's

There is no assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Semiyarka appears to have been a leading center for tin bronze production in the region, an unusually well-preserved example for the Eurasian Steppe.

From Science Daily

"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