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Asiatic.

Asian, specifically, relating to the parts of Asia east of Egypt, i.e the Middle East or West Asia.

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Meaning & usage

adj/eɪʒiˈætɪk//eɪʃiˈætɪk//eɪsiˈætɪk//eɪziˈætɪk/

  1. Asian, specifically, relating to the parts of Asia east of Egypt, i.e the Middle East or West Asia.

    dated

  2. Eccentric or crazy as a result of spending a long time in the Far East.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀσίᾱ (Asíā) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek Ἀσῐᾱτῐκός (Asĭātĭkós)der. Latin āsiāticuslbor. English Asiatic Learned borrowing from Latin āsiāticus; equivalent to Asia + -atic.

noun/eɪʒiˈætɪk//eɪʃiˈætɪk//eɪsiˈætɪk//eɪziˈætɪk/

  1. An Asian.

    dated · offensive · sometimes

  2. One of the people of ancient Canaan, Syria, or Mesopotamia; a Semite.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ἀσίᾱ (Asíā) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek Ἀσῐᾱτῐκός (Asĭātĭkós)der. Latin āsiāticuslbor. English Asiatic Learned borrowing from Latin āsiāticus; equivalent to Asia + -atic.

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