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• Asian — Brown …   Wikipédia en Français

• Asian — or Asiatic may refer to: * Something from Asia. * Asian people the people of Asia * Culture of Asia the culture of the people from Asia * Asian cuisine food based on the style of food of the people from Asia * Asian race one of the five races… …   Wikipedia

• asian — asian; am·er·asian; eur·asian; …   English syllables

• Asian — Asian, Asiatic 1. Both words are pronounced with s as in measure or as sh . In AmE the first is far more common. 2. In the second half of the 20c Asian (a slightly older word) has replaced Asiatic, as noun and adjective, when the reference is… …   Modern English usage

• Asian — ► NOUN ▪ a person from Asia or a person of Asian descent. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to Asia. USAGE In Britain Asian is used to refer to people who come from (or whose parents came from) the Indian subcontinent, while in North America it is used to… …   English terms dictionary

• Asian — A sian, a. [L. Asianus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, L. Asia.] Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. Asian princes. Jer. Taylor. n. An Asiatic. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Asian — (n.) late 14c., inhabitant of Asia (Minor), from L. Asianus (adj. and n., belonging to the province of Asia, an inhabitant of Asia ), from Gk. Asianos, from Asia (see ASIA (Cf. Asia)). Ousted ASIATIC (Cf. Asiatic) as the preferred term in Britain …   Etymology dictionary

• Asian — [ā′zhən; ] chiefly Brit [, ā′shən] adj. of Asia or its peoples, languages, or cultures n. a person born or living in Asia: now generally the preferred term …   English World dictionary

• Asian U — Die Asian University (kurz: Asian U; Thai มหาวิทยาลัยแห่งเอเชีย) ist eine internationale Universität in der Provinz Chonburi. Die Provinz Chonburi liegt in der Ostregion von Zentralthailand. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Lage 2 Geschichte 3… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Asian */ — I UK [ˈeɪʒ(ə)n] / US / UK [ˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US adjective Differences between British and American English: Asian: In the UK, Asian usually refers to British people whose families originally came from the countries of South Asia (India, Pakistan,… …   English dictionary

• Asian — /ay zheuhn, ay sheuhn/, adj. 1. of, belonging to, or characteristic of Asia or its inhabitants. n. 2. a native of Asia. [1555 65; < L Asianus < Gk Asianós. See ASIA, AN] * * * (as used in expressions) Association of Southeast Asian Nations… …   Universalium