Asiatic

[ ey-zhee-at-ik, ey-shee-, ey-zee- ]

/ ˌeɪ ʒiˈæt ɪk, ˌeɪ ʃi-, ˌeɪ zi- /

adjective

Asian.

noun Usually Offensive.

an Asian person.

Origin of Asiatic

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin Asiāticus, from Greek Asiātikos; see Asia, -tic

usage note for Asiatic

See Asian.

OTHER WORDS FROM Asiatic

half-A·si·at·ic, adjectivenon-A·si·at·ic, adjective, nounpro-A·si·at·ic, adjectivetrans-A·si·at·ic, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Asiatic

Asian, Asiatic , Oriental

Words nearby Asiatic

Asian influenza, Asian pear, Asian semi-longhair, Asian shorthair, Asian tiger mosquito, Asiatic, Asiatic beetle, Asiatic cholera, Asiatic schistosomiasis, aside, aside from

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Example sentences from the Web for Asiatic

They govern in the Asiatic way—by fraud if possible—if not, by force.
Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt|Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
Its a sad pity, too, said a young woman; for look how handsome he is with those dark Asiatic eyes!
Darkness and Dawn|Frederic W. Farrar
Every available bit of African or Asiatic territory was claimed by one of the rival powers.
The Story of Mankind|Hendrik Van Loon
The Pharaohs married Asiatic wives, and their courts became gradually Asiatised.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce

The mixed blood of these two essentially Asiatic races has produced a type closely resembling that of European nations.
Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c.|Xavier Hommaire de Hell

British Dictionary definitions for Asiatic

Asiatic

/ (ˌeɪʃɪˈætɪk, -zɪ-) /

noun, adjective

a word formerly used for Asian

usage for Asiatic

Asiatic is the correct word to use in scientific language when talking about flora, fauna and anthropology, for instance Asiatic lion . Using it as a noun is offensive and old-fashioned

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	asiatic
释义	Asiatic [ ey-zhee-at-ik, ey-shee-, ey-zee- ] / ˌeɪ ʒiˈæt ɪk, ˌeɪ ʃi-, ˌeɪ zi- / adjective Asian. noun Usually Offensive. an Asian person. Origin of Asiatic First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin Asiāticus, from Greek Asiātikos; see Asia, -tic usage note for Asiatic See Asian. OTHER WORDS FROM Asiatic half-A·si·at·ic, adjectivenon-A·si·at·ic, adjective, nounpro-A·si·at·ic, adjectivetrans-A·si·at·ic, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Asiatic Asian, Asiatic , Oriental Words nearby Asiatic Asian influenza, Asian pear, Asian semi-longhair, Asian shorthair, Asian tiger mosquito, Asiatic, Asiatic beetle, Asiatic cholera, Asiatic schistosomiasis, aside, aside from Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Asiatic They govern in the Asiatic way—by fraud if possible—if not, by force. Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt\|Wilfrid Scawen Blunt Its a sad pity, too, said a young woman; for look how handsome he is with those dark Asiatic eyes! Darkness and Dawn\|Frederic W. Farrar Every available bit of African or Asiatic territory was claimed by one of the rival powers. The Story of Mankind\|Hendrik Van Loon The Pharaohs married Asiatic wives, and their courts became gradually Asiatised. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations\|Archibald Sayce The mixed blood of these two essentially Asiatic races has produced a type closely resembling that of European nations. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c.\|Xavier Hommaire de Hell British Dictionary definitions for Asiatic Asiatic / (ˌeɪʃɪˈætɪk, -zɪ-) / noun, adjective a word formerly used for Asian usage for Asiatic Asiatic is the correct word to use in scientific language when talking about flora, fauna and anthropology, for instance Asiatic lion . Using it as a noun is offensive and old-fashioned Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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