Eurasian

adj, noun — 5 senses

adj

/jʊˈɹeɪ.ʒən/ · /jəˈɹeɪ.ʒən/

Etymology From Euro- + Asian. Attested since 1844.

Of or pertaining to the continent of Eurasia, or to both Europe and Asia.

Having mixed European and Asian ancestry.

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.2018, Ling Ma, chapter 8, in Severance, →ISBN:

Synonyms: Eurasiatic, Europasian, Wasian
Derived terms: 40 terms
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
Related terms: Eurasiafrican

noun

Etymology From Euro- + Asian. Attested since 1844.

Any person native to Eurasia, or descended from people native to Eurasia.

A person of mixed European and Asian ancestry.

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.1953, Ian Fleming, “Dossier for M”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 14:

Dated A person of European ancestry born in Asia.

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