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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Asian \A"sian\, a. [L. Asianus, Gr ?, fr ?, L. Asia.] Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. ``Asian princes.'' --Jer. Taylor. -- n. An Asiatic. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Asian adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries" [syn: {Asian}, {Asiatic}] 2: denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'"; "Asian ancestry" [syn: {Asian}, {oriental}] n : a native or inhabitant of Asia [syn: {Asian}, {Asiatic}]
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