Asian
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(satellite adjective) denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'"; "Asian ancestry" |
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Synonyms: oriental |
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(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries" |
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Synonyms: Asiatic |
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(noun) a native or inhabitant of Asia |
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Synonyms: Asiatic |
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Related Words: Afghan, Afghanistani, Altaic, Annamese, Armenian, Bangladeshi, Bengali, Bhutanese, Bhutani, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Eurasian, Hindoo, Hindu, Hindustani, Indian, Indonesian, Iraki, Irani, Iranian, Iraqi, Israeli, Japanese, Jordanian, Kampuchean, Korean, Kuwaiti, Lao, Laotian, Lebanese, Malay, Malayan, Malaysian, Maldivan, Maldivian, Nepalese, Nepali, Nipponese, Oriental, Pakistani, Parthian, Pashto, Pathan, Persian, Siamese, Singaporean, Singhalese, Sinhalese, Sri Lankan, Syrian, Tai, Taiwanese, Thai, Trojan, Turki, Vietnamese, coolie, cooly, oriental person, person of color |
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