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Eurasian
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English
Eurasia
Alternative forms
en Euro-Asian Euroasian
Etymology
From en Euro Asian. Attested since 1844.
Pronunciation
en /jʊˈɹeɪ.ʒən/ /jəˈɹeɪ.ʒən/ /jɚˈeɪ.ʒən/ /jʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /jəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ /jɚˈeɪ.ʒən/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eurasian.wav Southern England
en eɪʃən eɪʒən 3
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the continent of Eurasia, or to both Europe and Asia.
Having mixed European and Asian ancestry.
en Whasian
en w:Ling Ma 9780374261597 8 Severance 2018 They were advertising Japanese whiskeys, Macau casino-resorts, and skin-whitening creams for women. A Eurasian-looking model with black hair and blue eyes delicately stroked her cheek in a paean of self-care.
Synonyms
en Eurasiatic
en Europasian
en Wasian
Derived terms
en Eurasian badger Eurasian dotterel Eurasian goldfinch Eurasian nightjar Eurasian bittern Eurasian hoopoe Eurasian blackbird Eurasian blackcap Eurasian black vulture Eurasian bullfinch Eurasian collared dove Eurasian coot Eurasian crag martin Eurasian eagle owl Eurasian Economic Union Eurasian golden plover Eurasian hobby Eurasianism Eurasianist Eurasian jay Eurasian lynx Eurasian magpie 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
Related terms
en Eurasiafrican
Translations
pertaining to Eurasia
Catalan: ca eurasiàtic
Danish: da eurasisk
Dutch: nl Euraziatisch
Finnish: fi euraasialainen
French: fr eurasiatique
Galician: gl eurasiático
German: de eurasisch
Hungarian: hu eurázsiai
Irish: ga Eoráiseach
Kazakh: kk еуразиялық
Marathi: mr युरेशियन
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb eurasisk, nb eurasiatisk
Nynorsk: nn eurasisk, nn eurasiatisk
Polish: pl eurazjatycki
Portuguese: pt eurasiático, pt euro-asiático, pt eurasiano, pt eurásio
Romanian: ro eurasiatic m n, ro eurasiatică f
Russian: ru еврази́йский
Spanish: es euroasiático, es eurasiático
Swedish: sv eurasisk
Ukrainian: uk євразі́йський
Vietnamese: vi Á-Âu
Noun
Any person native to Eurasia, or descended from people native to Eurasia.
A person of mixed European and Asian ancestry.
en Whasian
en 1953 1955 w:Ian Fleming Casino Royale (novel) Casino Royale London Pan Books Dossier for M 14 In nearly all respects he is an admirable agent of the USSR, but his gross physical habits and predilections are an Achilles heel of which we have been able to take advantage from time to time and one of his mistresses is a Eurasian (No 1860) controlled by Station F, who has recently been able to obtain insight into his private affairs.
en dated A person of European ancestry born in Asia.
Synonyms
en Eurasiatic
en Europasian
en Wasian
Translations
person native to Eurasia
Finnish: fi euraasialainen
Galician: gl eurasiático
German: de Eurasier m, de Eurasierin f
Irish: ga Eoráiseach m
Marathi: mr युरेशियन
Polish: pl Eurazjata m, pl Eurazjatka f
Portuguese: pt eurasiano m, pt eurasiático m
Russian: ru еврази́ец m, ru еврази́йка f
Swedish: sv eurasier c
Turkish: tr Avrasyalı
Vietnamese: vi người Á-Âu
See also
person of mixed European and Asian ancestry en Amerasian, en hapa
References
en 3-syllable words
en Asia Demonyms Eurasia Europe Multiracial