Asiatic

[ ey-zhee-at-ik, ey-shee-, ey-zee- ]
/ ˌeɪ ʒiˈæt ɪk, ˌeɪ ʃi-, ˌeɪ zi- /

adjective

noun Usually Offensive.

an Asian person.

Origin of Asiatic

1625–35; < Latin Asiāticus < Greek Asiātikos. See Asia, -tic

usage note for Asiatic

See Asian.

OTHER WORDS FROM Asiatic

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Asiatic

Asian Asiatic Oriental (see usage note at Asian)

Example sentences from the Web for asiatic

British Dictionary definitions for asiatic

Asiatic
/ (ˌeɪʃɪˈætɪk, -zɪ-) /

noun, adjective

a word formerly used for Asian

usage for Asiatic

Asiatic is the correct word to use in scientific language when talking about flora, fauna and anthropology, for instance Asiatic lion . Using it as a noun is offensive and old-fashioned