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Asiatic definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASIAT'IC, a. 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, n. A native of Asia.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries" [syn: Asian, Asiatic] n
1: a native or inhabitant of Asia [syn: Asian, Asiatic]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1602 sometimes offensive Asian • Asiatic noun, sometimes offensive

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & adj. --n. offens. an Asian. --adj. Asian. Etymology: L Asiaticus f. Gk Asiatikos

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Asiatic A`si*at"ic, a. [L. Asiaticus, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native, or one of the people, of Asia.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Asiatic means belonging or relating to Asia or its people. (OLD-FASHIONED) = Asian ADJ: ADJ n