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Asian

noun
🔊/ˈeɪʒn/, 🔊/ˈeɪʃn/
🔊/ˈeɪʒn/
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  1. a person from Asia, or whose family originally came from Asia亚洲人
    • British Asians英籍亚裔人
    In British English Asian is used especially to refer to people from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. In North American English it is used especially to refer to people from the Far East.Topics People in societya2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin Asianus, from Greek Asianos, from Asia.

Asian

adjective
🔊/ˈeɪʒn/, 🔊/ˈeɪʃn/
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  1. of or connected with Asia亚洲的
    • Asian music亚洲音乐
    Topics People in societya2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAsian is used with these nouns:
    • cuisine
    • elephant
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin Asianus, from Greek Asianos, from Asia.