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Webster 1913 Edition


Asiatic

Aˊsi-at′ic

,
Adj.
[L.
Asiaticus
, Gr. [GREEK].]
Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants.
Noun.
A native, or one of the people, of Asia.

Webster 1828 Edition


Asiatic

ASIAT'IC

,
Adj.
Belonging to Asia, a quarter of the globe which extends from the strait of Constantinople and Arabian gulf, to the Pacific ocean on the east. It is probable, the name was originally appropriated to what is now Asia Minor or rather a part of it.

ASIAT'IC

,
Noun.
A native of Asia.

Definition 2024


Asiatic

Asiatic

See also: asiatic and asiàtic

English

Adjective

Asiatic

  1. Asian

Noun

Asiatic (plural Asiatics)

  1. Asian

Usage notes

As Asiatic can hold a negative connotation, the term Asian is more widely accepted.

Synonyms

See Wikisaurus:Asian

asiatic

asiatic

See also: Asiatic and asiàtic

Occitan

Adjective

asiatic

  1. Asian