Asian
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Asian /ˈeɪʃ(ə)n, -ʒ(ə)n/
▶noun a native of Asia or a person of Asian descent. ▶adjective relating to Asia or its people.
usage: In Britain Asian is used to refer to people who come from (or whose parents came from) the Indian subcontinent, while in North America it is used to refer to people from the Far East. South Asian is used in both Britain and North America to refer to people from the Indian subcontinent.
'Asian' also found in these Oxford entries:
abaca
- abelia
- adzuki
- akebia
- aloe
- amboyna
- Amerasian
- anise
- areca palm
- argali
- argus
- ASEAN
- Asian American
- Asiatic
- avadavat
- banteng
- benzoin
- bergenia
- betel
- binturong
- brahmaputra
- buckwheat
- Buddhism
- bulbul
- bummalo
- camellia
- camphor tree
- caragana
- cardamom
- cassia
- champak
- chaulmoogra
- cherry plum
- cinnamon
- citron
- citronella
- cobra
- Cochin
- coleus
- collector
- coolie
- coolie hat
- crown imperial
- curcuma
- dhole
- dipterocarp
- ethnic
- Eurasian
- falconet
