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A⋅sian
[ey-zhuh
n, ey-shuhn] 
–adjective
| 1. | of, belonging to, or characteristic of Asia or its inhabitants. |
–noun
| 2. | a native of Asia. |
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| A·sian (ā'zhən, ā'shən) adj. Of or relating to Asia or its peoples, languages, or cultures. n.
Usage Note: Asia is the largest of the continents with more than half the world's population. Though strictly speaking all of its inhabitants are Asians, in practice this term is applied almost exclusively to the peoples of East, Southeast, and South Asia as opposed to those of Southwest Asia—such as Arabs, Turks, Iranians, and Kurds—who are more usually designated Middle or Near Easterners. Indonesians and Filipinos are properly termed Asian, since their island groups are considered part of the Asian continent, but not the Melanesians, Micronesians, and Polynesians of the central and southern Pacific, who are now often referred to collectively as Pacific Islanders. See Usage Note at Oriental. |
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Asian
A"sian\, a. [L. Asianus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, L. Asia.] Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. "Asian princes." --Jer. Taylor. -- n. An Asiatic.
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