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Eurasian

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Eur·a·sian  (y-rzhn)
adj.
1. Of or relating to Eurasia.
2. Of mixed European and Asian descent.
n.
1. A person of mixed European and Asian descent.
2. A native or inhabitant of Eurasia.
Usage Note: Eurasian has been in use since the mid-19th century to refer to a person of mixed European and Asian birth. It was coined during the British rule over India and was long used primarily in designating a person born to a British father and an Indian mother. In a contemporary context Eurasian has a much wider application, denoting only that one parent is Asian and the other whitethat is, either European or of European descent.·The geographic sense of Eurasian is quite distinct, referring to the extended landmass of Europe and Asia and especially to the large indeterminate region where the two continents join. Peoples indigenous to this region can also be termed Eurasian, creating a potential ambiguity when referring to an individual as opposed to a group or culture. If the ambiguity is not resolved by context, it may be necessary to use a phrase such as a member of a Eurasian people or a person of European and Asian parentage for clarity. See Usage Note at Amerasian.

Eurasian
Adjective
1. of Europe and Asia
2. of mixed European and Asian descent
Noun
a person of mixed European and Asian descent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Eurasian - a person of mixed European and Asian descent
Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
European - a native or inhabitant of Europe
Adj.1.Eurasian - relating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia; "His mother was Eurasian, and his father Chinese"; "the Eurasian landmass is the largest in the world"
Translations
Spanish Eurasian [juəˈreɪʃən] adj, neurasiático/a m/f
French Eurasian [juəˈreɪʃən] adjeurasien(ne); [continent] → eurasiatique
nEurasien(ne)

German Eurasian [juəˈreɪʃən] Eurasia adjeurasisch
nEurasier(in) m(f)

Italian Eurasian [juəˈreɪʃən] adj, neurasiano/a

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This last was a reminiscence of some talk with a Eurasian clerk in the Canal Department, but it only drew a smile, which nettled him.
These, in turn, were crowded out by Japanese women, doll-like, stepping mincingly on wooden clogs; by Eurasians, delicate featured, stamped with degeneracy; by full-bodied South-Sea-Island women, flower-crowned and brown-skinned.
The constable seemed to be on terms of scornful inti macy with Maltese, with Eurasians, with China men, with Klings, and with the sweepers attached to a temple, with whom he talked at the gate.
 
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