Asian means belonging to or relating to Asia. British people use this term especially to refer to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Americans use this term especially to refer to China, Korea, Thailand, Japan, or Vietnam.
...Asian music.
...the Asian community in San Francisco.
2. countable noun
An Asian is a person who comes from or is associated with a country or region in Asia.
Lactose intolerance is very common in Asians and Africans.
Asian in British English
(ˈeɪʃən, ˈeɪʒən)
adjective
1.
of or relating to Asia or to any of its peoples or languages
2. British
of or relating to natives of the Indian subcontinent or any of their descendants, esp when living in Britain
noun
3.
a native or inhabitant of Asia or a descendant of one
4. British sometimes offensive
a native of the Indian subcontinent or a descendant of one
▶ USAGE To refer to someone from the Indian subcontinent as an Asian is potentially offensive and should be avoided. If you are talking about one specificgroup, it is better to say so, for instance people of Indian descent
Asian in American English
(ˈeɪʒən; Chiefly British ˈeɪʃən)
adjective
1.
of Asia or its peoples, languages, or cultures
noun
2.
a person born or living in Asia
now generally the preferred term
In other languages
Asian
British English: Asian /ˈeɪʃən; ˈeɪʒən/ ADJECTIVE
Asian means belonging or relating to Asia.
...Asian music.
American English: Asian
Arabic: آسْيَوِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: asiático
Chinese: 亚洲的
Croatian: azijski
Czech: asijský
Danish: asiatisk
Dutch: Aziatisch
European Spanish: asiático
Finnish: aasialainen
French: asiatique
German: asiatisch
Greek: ασιατικός
Italian: asiatico
Japanese: アジアの
Korean: 아시아의
Norwegian: asiatisk
Polish: azjatycki
European Portuguese: asiático
Romanian: asiatic
Russian: азиатский
Latin American Spanish: asiático
Swedish: asiatisk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับประเทศในเอเชีย
Turkish: Asya
Ukrainian: азійський
Vietnamese: thuộc châu Á
British English: Asian /ˈeɪʃən; ˈeɪʒən/ NOUN
An Asian is a person who comes from a country or region in Asia.
Many of the shops were run by Asians.
American English: Asian
Arabic: آسْيَوِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: asiático
Chinese: 亚洲人
Croatian: Azijat
Czech: Asijec
Danish: asiat
Dutch: Aziaat
European Spanish: asiático
Finnish: aasialainen
French: Asiatique
German: Asiate
Greek: Ασιάτης
Italian: asiatico
Japanese: アジア人
Korean: 아시아 사람
Norwegian: asiat
Polish: Azjata
European Portuguese: asiático
Romanian: asiatic
Russian: азиат
Latin American Spanish: asiático
Swedish: asiat
Thai: ชาวเอเชีย
Turkish: Asyalı
Ukrainian: азіат
Vietnamese: người châu Á
Definition of 'Asian'
Chinese translation of 'Asian'
Asian
(ˈeɪʃən)
adj
亚(亞)洲的 (Yàzhōu de)
n(c)
(= person) 亚(亞)洲人 (Yàzhōurén) (个(個), gè)
All related terms of 'Asian'
Asian flu
a type of influenza recurring in worldwide epidemics , caused by a virus (A2 strain or subsequent antigenic variants ), which apparently originated in China in 1957
Pan-Asian
regarding or representing all of Asia
Afro-Asian
of or relating to both Africa and Asia , esp as part of the developing world
Anglo-Asian
An Anglo-Asian person is someone of Indian , Pakistani , or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain .
Asian pear
a tropical pear tree, esp any of several varieties of Japanese pear Pyrus serotina
British Asian
A British Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani , or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain .
Central Asian
involving or denoting the people, countries, cultures , or languages of Central Asia
Asian-American
of or connected with Americans of Asian ancestry
Asian influenza
pandemic influenza caused by a strain of the influenza virus first isolated in Singapore in 1957
Asian shorthair
a generic term for a group of breeds of short-haired cat of Burmese type, including the Bombay
Southeast Asian
of or relating to Southeast Asia or its inhabitants
Asian semi-longhair
a breed of cat with semi-long hair, having a white undercoat with the ends coloured
nashi
a tropical pear tree, esp any of several varieties of Japanese pear Pyrus serotina
Asiatic elephant
often called Asian elephant
Association of South-East Asian Nations
an organization composed of ten countries in South-East Asia, formed in 1967 to promote economic growth , social and cultural development, and regional stability
East Asia
countries of E Asia , including China , Japan , North & South Korea , and Mongolia