Asiatic


Definition: Meaning of, Asiatic in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌeɪʒɪˈatɪk;ˌeɪʃɪˈatɪk /

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Asiatic Asiatics
  1. a native or inhabitant of Asia
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  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture
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Asiatic used in phrases

  • Afro-Asiatic (noun)
    1. a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
  • Asiatic beetle (noun)
    1. introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
  • Asiatic black bear (noun)
    1. bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia
  • Asiatic buffalo (noun)
    1. an Asian buffalo that is often domesticated for use as a draft animal
  • Asiatic cholera (noun)
    1. an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food
  • Asiatic cockroach (noun)
    1. dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
  • Asiatic flu (noun)
    1. influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957
  • Asiatic flying squirrel (noun)
    1. nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps
  • Asiatic shrew mole (noun)
    1. shrew mole of eastern Asia
  • Asiatic sweetleaf (noun)
    1. deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit
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