| 单词 | central asian |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCentral Asian Central Asian adj. and n. (a) adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of the central parts of Asia, esp. the region south of Russia, between the Caspian Sea and China, and comprising several former Soviet republics; (b) n. a native or inhabitant of the central parts of Asia. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > [adjective] > region of South Asian1821 Central Asian1840 Ural-Altaic1853 East Asian1860 Uralic1861 Uralo-Altaic1867 South-east Asian1898 1840 Bombay Times 3 June 357/4 The Central Asian operations we have lately been engaged in..have completely altered our old line of Indian policy. 1876 S. McBean Eng., Palestine, Egypt & India xii. 110 The construction of a railway through Central Asia towards Khiva..is..of no value to anyone but Russia and the Central Asians. 1916 S. Graham Through Russ. Central Asia viii. 136 The Central Asian pioneers are great talkers about their own country. 1954 Southwestern Jrnl. Anthropol. 10 46 The Central Asians scorn agriculture and engage in it only when on the borders of agricultural people and under severe economic pressure. 2010 X. Liu Silk Road in World Hist. i. 15 Due to the arid climate of the Central Asian oases, many of the silk textiles made in China..have survived in local burials there. < as lemmas |
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