Asiatic

Asiatic
[ˌeɪʃɪˈatɪk, ˌeɪzɪ-]
adjective
  1. relating to or deriving from Asia
    (与)亚洲(有关)的,源于亚洲的
    Asiatic coastal regions.
    亚洲沿海国家。
noun
  1. (offensive)an Asian person
    (冒犯)亚洲人
语源
  1. via Latin Asiaticus from Greek Asiatikos, from Asia (see Asia)
用法
  1. The standard and accepted term when referring to individual people is Asian rather than Asiatic, which can be offensive. However, Asiatic is standard in scientific and technical use, for example in biological and anthropological classifications . See usage at Asian
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