单词 | asian american |
释义 | Asian Americanadj.n. A. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or involving both Asia and the Americas (sometimes spec. the United States of America). ΚΠ 1881 H. Hartshorne 1931: Glance at 20th Cent. 23 Behring's Strait will, in a few months, be crossed by the Asian-American cable. 1927 Illustr. London News 15 Jan. 87 (heading) The elephant in Maya art: proofs of Asian-American contact. 1950 Austin (Minnesota) Daily Herald 12 Oct. 13/3 (heading) Asian-American route may predate Columbus 3492 years. 2014 Pacific Hist. Rev. 83 164 A ‘mutual gaze’ that counters the unidirectional binaries of power often applied to Asian American relations. 2. Designating Americans of Asian (chiefly East Asian or South-east Asian) descent; of or relating to Americans of such descent. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adjective] > by country of origin African1722 American1761 Low Dutch1774 Pennsylvania Dutch1792 Anglo-American1797 Irish-American1820 Africo-American1825 American African1826 Afro-American1831 Polish-American1850 Chinese-American1854 Italian–American1854 Russo-American1878 African American1885 Senegambian1911 Afrikan1929 Mexican-American1948 Asian American1950 Amerasian1965 Chicano1966 Anglo1968 Tejano1978 1950 Doylestown (Pa.) Intelligencer 10 July 5/1 Jackie is the latest comer to a nearby family-home for children of Asian-American blood. 1952 P. S. Buck Let. 11 May in T. F. Harris Pearl S. Buck (1971) III. 65 The success of Welcome Home proved that children of Asian-American parentage could be successfully placed for adoption. 1978 Washington Post 24 Dec. h1 The Asian-American community..has swelled with the arrival of Vietnamese immigrants. 1992 Mother Jones Sept. 21/2 Not that teaching her about her Asian-American self has become any easier. My wife has been more conscious than I've been about telling Sam that she's Japanese. 2020 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 23 Dec. Asian-American filmmakers on Wednesday expressed dismay that South Korean drama ‘Minari’ will compete for honors at next year's Golden Globes in the foreign language category, rather than the more high-profile best drama field. B. n. An American of Asian (chiefly East Asian or South-east Asian) descent. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > by country of origin American1648 African1700 High Dutch1773 Low Dutch1773 German-American1775 African American1782 Anglo-American1785 Irish-American1786 Africo-American1788 American African1826 Pennsylvania German1827 Pennsylvania Dutch1831 Afro-American1833 far-downer1834 Mexicano1847 knickerbocker1848 Chinese-American1854 Italian–American1873 Polish-American1876 Polacker1883 roundhead1895 hunk1896 Polack1898 Senegambian1900 bohunk1903 honky1904 hunyak1911 Turk1914 boho1920 Anglo1923 Euro-American1925 turkey1932 narrowback1933 nisei1934 roundheader1934 pachuco1943 pocho1944 Latino1946 Chicano1947 Mexican-American1948 Asian American1952 Amerasian1957 Chicana1966 Afrikan1972 Hispanic1972 1952 Lititz (Pa.) Record-Express 1 May 1/7 (headline) Rev. and Mrs. Henry Shissler adopt two Asian-Americans. 1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 5 Feb. b2 He welcomed fellow Asian Americans whose forebears had come from China, Japan, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Samoa, Hawaii and the Philippines. 1993 This Mag. Aug. 35/2 Today in New York, Asian-Americans are mobilizing against the increase in anti-Asian xenophobia and violence. 2020 Irish Independent (Nexis) 12 Dec. 30 Ms Harris..will become the first woman, first black person and first Asian American to serve in the nation's second-highest office. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1881 |
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