Definition of Asian

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of or pertaining to Asia
native or resident of Asia
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(n.)
An Asiatic.
  
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic.
  
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asian
\a"sian\ (&?;), a. [l. asianus, gr. &?;, fr. &?;, l. asia.] of or pertaining to asia; asiatic. "asian princes." taylor. -- n. an asiatic.


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Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
n., Áiseach m.
adj., Áiseach
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Asia
(synonym) Asiatic
(hypernym) inhabitant, dweller, denizen, indweller
(hyponym) coolie, cooly

Adjective
1. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries"
(synonym) Asiatic
(pertainym) Asia
2. 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"
(synonym) oriental
(similar) eastern
Asian Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Asian refers to an inhabitant of Asia, or someone of Asian descent.

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