English Explanatory Dictionary

Eurasian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the continent of Eurasia, or to both Europe and Asia.
  2. Having mixed European and Asian ancestry.
noun
  1. Any person native to Eurasia, or descended from people native to Eurasia.
  2. A person of mixed European and Asian ancestry.
  3. A person of European ancestry born in Asia.

Pronunciation

/jʊˈɹeɪ.ʒən/ /jəˈɹeɪ.ʒən/ /jɚˈeɪ.ʒən/ /jʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /jəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eurasian.wav

Word forms

Eurasian more Eurasian most Eurasian Euro-Asian Euroasian Eurasians

Etymology

From Euro- + Asian. Attested since 1844.

Synonyms

Eurasiatic Europasian Wasian

Related words

Eurasiafrican Amerasian hapa

Derived words

Eurasian badger Eurasian bittern Eurasian blackbird Eurasian blackcap Eurasian black vulture Eurasian bullfinch Eurasian collared dove Eurasian coot Eurasian crag martin Eurasian dotterel Eurasian eagle owl Eurasian Economic Union Eurasian golden plover Eurasian goldfinch Eurasian hobby Eurasian hoopoe Eurasianism Eurasianist Eurasian jay Eurasian lynx Eurasian magpie Eurasian nightjar Eurasian nuthatch Eurasian pygmy owl Eurasian scops owl Eurasian siskin Eurasian sparrowhawk Eurasian spoonbill Eurasian stone-curlew Eurasian teal Eurasian thick-knee Eurasian three-toed woodpecker Eurasian treecreeper Eurasian tree sparrow Eurasian Union Eurasian wigeon Eurasian woodcock Eurasian wren Eurasian wryneck Transeurasian
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