Asian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Asian \A"sian\, a. [L. Asianus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, L. Asia.]
     Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. "Asian princes." --Jer.
     Taylor. -- n. An Asiatic.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Asian
       adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples
              of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian
              countries" [syn: {Asiatic}]
       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" [syn: {oriental}]
       n : a native or inhabitant of Asia [syn: {Asiatic}]