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Collins English-English Dictionary
- Asian ['eɪʃən]
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adj
of or relating to Asia or to any of its peoples or languages
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n
a native or inhabitant of Asia or a descendant of one
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n
[Usage]
To refer to someone from the Indian subcontinent as
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n
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an Asian is potentially offensive and should be avoided.
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n
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If you are talking about one specific group, it is better to
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n
[Usage]
say so, for instance "people of Indian descent"
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adj
of or relating to Asia or to any of its peoples or languages
Examples
- an Afro-Asian conference
- 亚非会议 → Afro-Asian
- the African-Asian bloc
- 亚非集团 → bloc
- Asian (或Indian) elephant
- 亚洲(或印度)象(Elephas maximus) → elephant
- journalists in the SE Asian theater, theatre
- 在东南亚战区的新闻记者 → theater
- Many African and Asian countries have economies based largely on agriculture.
- 很多亚非国家的经济基本都以农业为基础。 → agriculture
- Students from all Asian countries can apply to get that scholarship.
- 来自亚洲所有国家的学生都可以申请那种奖学金。 → all
- It doesn't matter if you are Asian or American or European, we are all the same.
- 无论你是亚洲人，美洲人还是欧洲人，都没有关系，我们都是一样的。 → Asian
- The more time goes by the more people like Asian food.
- 随着时间的推移，越来越多的人喜欢亚洲食物了。 → Asian
- My wife is Asian. She was born in Tokyo but when she was 5 years old their parents moved to Brazil.
- 我的妻子是亚洲人。她生在东京，但在5岁时随父母搬到了巴西。 → Brazil
- He looks Asian, but he was holding a French passport.
- 他看起来是亚洲人的样子，却持法国护照。 → passport
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