most pro-asiatic

noun, adjective Sometimes Offensive.

Asian.

Origin:
1625–35; < Latin Asiāticus < Greek Asiātikos. See Asia, -atic

Related forms

A·si·at·i·cal·ly, adverb

half-A·si·at·ic, adjective

non-A·si·at·ic, adjective, noun

pro-A·si·at·ic, adjective

trans-A·si·at·ic, adjective

Can be confused: Asian, Asiatic, oriental.

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Asiatic (ˌeɪʃɪˈætɪk, -zɪ-)

—n, —*adj*
	a word formerly used for Asian

usage 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

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Word Origin & History

Asiatic

1630s, from L. Asiaticus (surname of L. Corn. Scipio), from Gk. Asiatikos, from Asia (see Asia; also cf. Asian). In ancient Rome, Asiatici oratores was florid and overly ornate prose.

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