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Asiatic
[ ey-zhee-at-ik, ey-shee-, ey-zee- ]
noun
, Usually Offensive.
- an Asian person.
Asiatic
/ ˌeɪʃɪˈætɪk; -zɪ- /
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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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Sensitive Note
See Asian.
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Other Words From
- an·ti-A·si·at·ic adjective noun
- half-A·si·at·ic adjective noun
- non-A·si·at·ic adjective noun
- pro-A·si·at·ic adjective noun
- trans-A·si·at·ic adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Asiatic1
First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin Asiāticus, from Greek Asiātikos; Asia, -tic ( def )
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Example Sentences
By bringing men over from the Asiatic side and from Adrianople the Turks seem to be able to keep up their strength.
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As already reported in my telegram, fire from the Asiatic shore is at times troublesome, but I am taking steps to deal with it.
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Extra howitzers will be most useful to replace pieces damaged by enemy batteries on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles.
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It was the day on which we crossed the p. 165Bosphorus by steamer to visit Scutari on the Asiatic shore.
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Drafted also a long cable discussing a diversion on the Asiatic shore of the Dardanelles.
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