Amerasianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌaməˈreɪʃn/,

/ˌaməˈreɪʒn/, U.S.

/ˌæmərˈeɪʒən/,

/ˌæmərˈeɪʃən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Amer- comb. form, Asian adj.

Etymology: < Amer- comb. form + Asian adj.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A. adj.

1. Of or relating to both America and Asia.

ΚΠ

1932 N.Y. Times 4 Dec. 28 (advt.) A few superb Amerasian rugs.

1948 Pacific Affairs 21 439 The coming of Australoids..over the Amerasian land bridge some 25,000 years ago.

1953 Amer. Antiq. 19 31/2 Dentate stamping is another one of several Amerasian ceramic techniques.

2000 Internat. Jrnl. Earth Sci. 89 (title of article) Organic carbon isotope ratios..of Arctic Amerasian Continental Shelf sediments.

2. Having one American and one Asian parent; spec. having as a father an American serviceman stationed in East Asia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adjective] > by country of origin

African1722

American1761

Low Dutch1774

Pennsylvania Dutch1792

Anglo-American1797

Irish-American1820

Africo-American1825

American African1826

Afro-American1831

Polish-American1850

Chinese-American1854

Italian–American1854

Russo-American1878

African American1885

Senegambian1911

Afrikan1929

Mexican-American1948

Asian American1950

Amerasian1965

Chicano1966

Anglo1968

Tejano1978

1965 Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 22 Jan. 4/5 The Pearl S. Buck Foundation..is trying to raise $10 million to aid more than 300,000 Amerasian children fathered by U.S. troops in Japan, Korea, and other Far East lands.

1977 Guardian Weekly 25 Dec. 16/2 Some 4,000 ‘Amerasian’ children born of American GI fathers and Thai mothers.

2002 Time Out N.Y. 31 Oct. 83/1 The controversial U. S. program Operation Babylift..placed thousands of Vietnamese orphans and Amerasian children with families in this country at the end of the Vietnam War.

B. n.

A person with one American and one Asian parent; spec. a child whose father was an American serviceman stationed in East Asia.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > by country of origin

American1648

African1700

High Dutch1773

Low Dutch1773

German-American1775

African American1782

Anglo-American1785

Irish-American1786

Africo-American1788

American African1826

Pennsylvania German1827

Pennsylvania Dutch1831

Afro-American1833

far-downer1834

Mexicano1847

knickerbocker1848

Chinese-American1854

Italian–American1873

Polish-American1876

Polacker1883

roundhead1895

hunk1896

Polack1898

Senegambian1900

bohunk1903

honky1904

hunyak1911

Turk1914

boho1920

Anglo1923

Euro-American1925

turkey1932

narrowback1933

nisei1934

roundheader1934

pachuco1943

pocho1944

Latino1946

Chicano1947

Mexican-American1948

Asian American1952

Amerasian1957

Chicana1966

Afrikan1972

Hispanic1972

1957 J. C. Caldwell Children of Calamity 13 Eurasians, these children in the Far East have been called in the past. Now frequently the term Amerasians is used.

1965 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 15 Apr. 15/1 She [sc. Pearl S. Buck] said that the State Department requested that the children be called Amerasians.

1983 Listener 1 Sept. 10/2 All these youngsters are the Amerasians—the children of war.

2002 New Yorker 18 Nov. 39/1 Your mom's completely Asian, but your father is Caucasian, making you an Amerasian.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amerasian
释义	Amerasianadj.n. Brit. /ˌaməˈreɪʃn/, /ˌaməˈreɪʒn/, U.S. /ˌæmərˈeɪʒən/, /ˌæmərˈeɪʃən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Amer- comb. form, Asian adj. Etymology: < Amer- comb. form + Asian adj. Originally and chiefly U.S. A. adj. 1. Of or relating to both America and Asia. ΚΠ 1932 N.Y. Times 4 Dec. 28 (advt.) A few superb Amerasian rugs. 1948 Pacific Affairs 21 439 The coming of Australoids..over the Amerasian land bridge some 25,000 years ago. 1953 Amer. Antiq. 19 31/2 Dentate stamping is another one of several Amerasian ceramic techniques. 2000 Internat. Jrnl. Earth Sci. 89 (title of article) Organic carbon isotope ratios..of Arctic Amerasian Continental Shelf sediments. 2. Having one American and one Asian parent; spec. having as a father an American serviceman stationed in East Asia. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [adjective] > by country of origin African1722 American1761 Low Dutch1774 Pennsylvania Dutch1792 Anglo-American1797 Irish-American1820 Africo-American1825 American African1826 Afro-American1831 Polish-American1850 Chinese-American1854 Italian–American1854 Russo-American1878 African American1885 Senegambian1911 Afrikan1929 Mexican-American1948 Asian American1950 Amerasian1965 Chicano1966 Anglo1968 Tejano1978 1965 Daily Times (Salisbury, Maryland) 22 Jan. 4/5 The Pearl S. Buck Foundation..is trying to raise $10 million to aid more than 300,000 Amerasian children fathered by U.S. troops in Japan, Korea, and other Far East lands. 1977 Guardian Weekly 25 Dec. 16/2 Some 4,000 ‘Amerasian’ children born of American GI fathers and Thai mothers. 2002 Time Out N.Y. 31 Oct. 83/1 The controversial U. S. program Operation Babylift..placed thousands of Vietnamese orphans and Amerasian children with families in this country at the end of the Vietnam War. B. n. A person with one American and one Asian parent; spec. a child whose father was an American serviceman stationed in East Asia. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > by country of origin American1648 African1700 High Dutch1773 Low Dutch1773 German-American1775 African American1782 Anglo-American1785 Irish-American1786 Africo-American1788 American African1826 Pennsylvania German1827 Pennsylvania Dutch1831 Afro-American1833 far-downer1834 Mexicano1847 knickerbocker1848 Chinese-American1854 Italian–American1873 Polish-American1876 Polacker1883 roundhead1895 hunk1896 Polack1898 Senegambian1900 bohunk1903 honky1904 hunyak1911 Turk1914 boho1920 Anglo1923 Euro-American1925 turkey1932 narrowback1933 nisei1934 roundheader1934 pachuco1943 pocho1944 Latino1946 Chicano1947 Mexican-American1948 Asian American1952 Amerasian1957 Chicana1966 Afrikan1972 Hispanic1972 1957 J. C. Caldwell Children of Calamity 13 Eurasians, these children in the Far East have been called in the past. Now frequently the term Amerasians is used. 1965 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 15 Apr. 15/1 She [sc. Pearl S. Buck] said that the State Department requested that the children be called Amerasians. 1983 Listener 1 Sept. 10/2 All these youngsters are the Amerasians—the children of war. 2002 New Yorker 18 Nov. 39/1 Your mom's completely Asian, but your father is Caucasian, making you an Amerasian. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1932
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