South Asian

American  

[sauth ay-zhuhn] / ˈsaʊθ ˈeɪ ʒən /

adjective

1. of or relating to South Asia or its natives or inhabitants.

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noun

• South Asians
  plural

1. a native or inhabitant of South Asia.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• South Asians
  plural

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Example Sentences

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South Asian

Twenty years ago, as Baig related to me, the Noor Islamic Cultural Center had opened its doors in Dublin, welcoming the burgeoning South Asian American groups who had settled in and around the state’s capital.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

Through the then-recently established Bradford Heritage Recording Unit, he began photographing the city's South Asian communities at work, at religious gatherings, at weddings and in their social lives.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Most of the students were darkly complected and apparently of South Asian heritage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

“I understand myself as a Catholic novelist, provided that I’m not only a Catholic novelist, I’m also a South Asian novelist and I’m a Canadian novelist. I don’t want to be captive to one label.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

She’s never even uttered the word, but she’s covered all the bases regarding ablution, hair removal, and the power of kajal—the sooty black eyeliner favored by generations of South Asian women.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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