Asiann.adj.

Brit.

/ˈeɪʒn/,

/ˈeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˈeɪʒən/

Forms: Middle English Assien, Middle English–1500s Asyan, 1500s Asiane, 1500s– Asian.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Asiānus.

Etymology: < classical Latin Asiānus (noun) inhabitant of Asia (usually in plural Asiānī), (adjective) of or connected with Asia or the East < ancient Greek Ἀσιανός < Ἀσία (classical Latin Asia ) the name of Asia (see note) + -ανός -an suffix. Compare Middle French asien, asian, noun (c1400), and adjective (beginning of the 16th cent.), both rare.In ancient Greek, the place name was used for the continent forming the eastern part of the known world, as viewed from the Eastern Mediterranean (alongside Africa to the south and Europe to the north); in classical Latin, it was additionally used for the Roman province of Asia in the western part of the Anatolian peninsula and (hence) the peninsula itself (Asia Minor). The origin of the name is uncertain; a relationship with Hittite Assuwa , the name of a confederation of states in eastern Anatolia, has been suggested (Akkadian aṣū ‘to go out’, (of a celestial object) ‘to rise’ is unlikely to be etymologically related). In English, the place name is attested from the Old English period onwards (chiefly as Asia ; in Middle English and early modern English also as Asya ), originally as a borrowing from classical Latin, subsequently (in Middle English and early modern English Asie , Asye , etc.) reinforced by Anglo-Norman and Middle French Asye , Asie (French Asie ). In Old English and Middle English, the name can refer to either the continent of Asia or to Asia Minor, in parallel with Latin usage:eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) i. i. 8 Asia is befangen mid Oceano þæm garsecge suþan & norþan & eastan & swa ealne middangeard from þæm eastdæle healfne behæfð.OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxi. 353 Petrus bodode on Iudea lande, Paulus on hæðenum folce, Andreas on Chithia, Iohannes on Asia, Bartholomeus on India.c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 44 Whilom clerkes wel ylerede On þre diȝtten þis middelerde..Europe, Affryke, and Assye. In post-classical Latin, Orosius introduced Asia minor , literally ‘lesser Asia’, to denote the Anatolian peninsula as opposed to the continent (5th cent.); this concept subsequently appears in the Old English translation of his work as sēo lǣsse Asia (compare quot. eOE at less adj. 1c); compare Lesser Asia n. at lesser adj., adv., and n. Compounds 2, and Less Asia , Asia the less at less adj. 1c. Asia Minor is found in English contexts from the mid 16th cent. Expressions such as the more Asia and Asia the great are also sometimes found with reference to the continent in Middle English and early modern English.

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of Asia; a descendant of people from Asia.In early use with specific reference to Asia Minor, the western peninsula of Asia (an area largely corresponding to modern Turkey). In modern use when referring to people of Asian descent typically denoting a person of East or South-east Asian descent in North America, but someone of South Asian descent in Britain; cf. Asian American n., Asian British adj.Less common than Asiatic in this sense until the mid 20th cent., but now the more common word due to the frequently pejorative implication of Asiatic from the 19th cent. onwards; see note at Asiatic n.See also East Asian n., South Asian n., South-east Asian n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > [noun]

Asiana1387

Asiatican1562

Asiatic1578

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 257 Men of þe est sowneþ her wordes in þe þrote..men of myddel londes in þe roof of þe mouþ, as Grees and Asyans [L. Asiani].

?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) i. iii. sig. Gi^v Laodicia, a notable cyte of the Asianes.

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iii. x. f. 86 The Turke hath obserued the Palester of the Athletes, which is too say, the wrestling, being very neare like vnto the old custom of the Greekes, Asians, & Romans.

1684 L. W. Finch et al. tr. Cornelius Nepos Lives Illustr. Men 158 The Asians were much stronger in Horse.

1730 P. Chamberlen tr. M. A. P. de Gomez Persian Anecd. 225 Sinan Bassa,..drawing the Run-aways together again, both the Europeans and Asians, form'd a considerable Body.

1762 T. Smollett et al. tr. Voltaire Wks. XXVIII. 58 The sex..O'er easy Europe rule with sov'reign sway, But wiser Asians teach 'em—to obey.

1850 Proc. Philol. Soc. 4 226 The Scythians considered themselves to be the youngest of those Asians to whose successive immigrations we owe the present population of Europe.

1934 Asia Mar. 160/1 Silver is a metal known intimately to nearly all Asians.

1960 Salem (Ohio) News 7 Dec. 6/5 An Asian..who is known for his devotion to America.

2007 Pakistan Horizon 60 32 We now have blacks and Asians as members of Parliament and in most professions which previously were the exclusive domain of white Britain.

B. adj.

1. Of, relating to, or belonging to Asia or its inhabitants; (also) descended from people from Asia, of Asian descent (in modern use often with specific regional reference; see note at sense A.).Originally with specific reference to Asia Minor (see note at sense A.); in early use also sometimes with reference to the countries or regions lying to the east of the Mediterranean, to the ancient Roman Empire, or to the early Christian world, rather than to Asia as a discrete geographical region (cf. oriental adj. 3a).Less common than Asiatic in this sense until the mid 20th cent., but now the more common word due to the frequently pejorative implication of Asiatic from the late 19th cent. onwards; see note at Asiatic adj. 1a.See also East Asian adj., South Asian adj. 1, South-east Asian adj.In quot. 1565 with specific reference to the seven early Christian communities of Asia Minor addressed in the book of Revelation (see Revelation 1:11).

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > [adjective]

Asiatic1534

Asian?1556

Asiatical1577

Asiatal1615

Asiatican1621

Asian-like1850

pan-Asiatic1871

?1556 N. Smyth in tr. Herodian Hist. Annot. sig. Dd.iii^v Amonges the Isles of the Asyan Sea, Plynye in hys .v. booke, the .xxi. Chapyter, sayeth, there is one called Antyoche, whyche standeth in the Sea of Pamphilia.

1565 W. Alley Πτωχομυσεῖον i. ii. f. 61 They had the Asian churches for a witnes, vnto whom the Apocalyps was dedicated.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage iv. iv. 305 Deuouring in hope, and threatening in tearmes all those Asian Prouinces.

1720 J. Ozell et al. tr. R. A. de Vertot Hist. Revol. Rom. Republic II. xi. 245 The Valour and good Behaviour, which every Soldier and Officer had showed during the whole Course of the Asian War.

a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) I. ii. 45 The Asian chief, Whose blazon'd armour beam'd with gold, engag'd Cecropia's hardy vet'ran foot to foot, With falchion falchion, shield encount'ring shield.

1864 J. M. Neale Seatonian Poems 76 To upraise Their Asian flag on Europe's western shores.

1898 J. R. Procter in N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 294 Meat-producers..will realize that exclusion from Asian markets will be disastrous to their best interests.

1930 Official Gaz. (Kenya) 9 Dec. 2825 (heading) Asian Clerical Staff Confirmation Examination.

1984 P. Chapman Indian Restaurant Cookbk. i. 26 In some of the Asian communities in Britain you can now obtain paan and the raw ingredients to make it—supari.

1994 Minnesota Monthly Nov. 26/2 Vietnamese restaurant..Pho-79..has a primarily Asian clientele.

2009 Financial Times 19 Aug. 6/4 South Korea plans to make its first satellite launch today in a step that could..rekindle fears of an Asian arms race.

2. Designating animals and plants native to or originating in Asia.For some of the more established compounds of this type, see Compounds 1.

ΚΠ

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 99 The Affrican Camels, are much more woorth then the Asian.

1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. ccclxix. 960 Asian Crow-foot with yellow striped floures.

1746 New Gen. Coll. Voy. & Trav. III. v. v. 376 His Critics have erred, as being acquainted only with the Asian Rhinoceros, which has but one Horn.

1891 D. G. Brinton Amer. Race 50 Some palæontologists are of opinion that the European and Asian horses were descendants of the American species; but for some mysterious reason the genus became extinct in the New World.

1922 Z. Fitzgerald Friend Husband's Latest in Coll. Writings (1991) 389 Kolinsky is the fur of the Asian mink, also known as red sable or Tatar sable.

1975 S. Holmes Trees of World 77 The Asian date plum (D[iospyros]lotus) produces small yellowish fruits which are usually dried and eaten as a sweetmeat.

2011 Procedia Food Sci. 1 1554 Sugar palm or Asian Palmyra palm is found in south-east Asian and south Asian countries.

2020 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 8 Nov. a5/2 There are several species of Asian jumping worms, and the invasive earthworm has showed up in Indiana.

Compounds

C1. In the names of animals and plants (see sense B. 2).

Asian elephant n. an elephant native to India and South-east Asia, Elephas maximus, which is distinguished from the larger African elephant by its smaller ears, one-fingered trunk, and two-domed forehead, and is widely domesticated.Also called Asiatic elephant, Indian elephant. [Compare earlier Asiatic elephant n. at Asiatic adj. and n. Compounds.]

ΚΠ

1818 J. Keats Endymion iv. 171 Onward the tiger and the leopard pants, With Asian elephants.

1973 Jrnl. Zoo Animal Med. 4 25/2 The patient was a 9 year old Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus. He stood 7 feet at the shoulder and weighted approximately 5000 lbs.

2015 B. Shapiro How to clone Mammoth iii. 54 We now know, for example, that Asian elephants are more closely related to mammoths than are African elephants.

Asian giant hornet n. a large hornet native to South-east Asia and recorded in North America, Vespa mandarinia, which feeds on tree sap, honey, and other insects including honey bees.Generally considered the world's largest hornet. Its venom is especially potent and can be fatal to humans in sufficient amounts.Also called giant Asian hornet, murder hornet.Sometimes confused with the Asian hornet V. velutina.

ΚΠ

2003 Lett. in Peptide Sci. 10 103 Chemotactic peptide from the venom of the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia.

2020 U.S.A. Today (Nexis) 25th Sept. a3 Scarily nicknamed ‘murder hornet’, the Asian giant hornet, the world's largest at 2 inches, can destroy entire hives of honeybees.

Asian hornet n. any of several hornets native to Asia; spec. Vespa velutina, which is considered an invasive species in Europe and feeds on other insects, including honey bees. V. velutina is thought to pose a serious threat to bee colonies in Europe.Sometimes confused with the Asian giant hornet, V. mandarinia.

ΚΠ

1975 L. J. Kagen in R. W. Richter Med. Aspects Drug Abuse xx. 254 Rhabdomyolysis has also occurred after multiple stings of an Asian hornet.

2011 Guardian 18 Oct. (G2 section) 3/1 The risk assessment of Vespa velutina, the Asian hornet, makes terrifying reading. According to a new report, ‘a handful of hornets can destroy an entire nest [of honey bees] in a couple of hours’.

Asian lion n. the Asiatic lion, Panthera leo leo. [Compare earlier Asiatic lion n. at Asiatic adj. and n. Compounds.]

ΚΠ

1846 T. Miner Elevation of People 142 The Asian lion is inferior in strength, size, and courage, to his African namesake.

1952 K. M. Munshi Janu's Death (1954) 126 The other day, I learnt that ten of the Asian lions..were killed by some vandal.

2015 Sc. Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 2 Aug. 29 The Asian lion..[is] virtually extinct, existing in the wild only in the Gir forest in India.

Asian longhorned beetle n. (also Asian longhorn beetle) a black and white longhorn beetle native to eastern Asia and considered an invasive species elsewhere, Anoplophora glabripennis.

ΚΠ

1990 PennState Agric. Winter/Spring 8/1 A little-known fungus tucked away in the gut of Asian longhorned beetles helps the insect munch through the hardest of woods.

2009 Frontiers in Ecol. & Environment 7 533/1 The Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) could, if left unchecked, destroy one-third of all urban shade trees in the US in a couple of decades.

Asian palm civet n. a palm civet native to South and South-East Asia, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, having greyish-black shaggy fur with white markings on the face.Also called toddy cat.

ΚΠ

1964 Encycl. Internat. (Grolier) IV. 446/1 The Asian palm civet, which spends most of its time in the trees, is able to squirt the secretions of its anal glands some distance.

2011 New Blackfriars 92 582 Examples of the proliferation of specialized products abound, from environmentally sensitive clothing made from organically grown cotton to gourmet coffee made from beans passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet.

2020 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 3 Feb. The SARS epidemic began when a coronavirus jumped from bats to Asian palm civets, a catlike creature that is legally raised and consumed.

Asian pear n. the nashi pear, Pyrus pyrifolia, native to eastern Asia.

ΚΠ

1925 L. H. Bailey Gardener 196 The Asian pear, P. serotina, native in China, characterized by the absence of calyx on the fruit, a very gritty hard flesh and long-keeping quality.

1988 M. Yan Favorite Recipes with Meyer Cookware (1993) 154 Autumn fruit salad... 2 cups honeydew melon balls. 1 large Asian pear, cored and cut into chunks.

2008 New Scientist 26 Apr. 85/4 Asian pears, also known as ‘sand pears’, are generally crisper and juicier than western varieties but are not, as some think, a cross between an apple and a pear.

Asian seabass n. a large perciform fish found in estuaries and coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, Lates calcarifer (family Latidae), popular as food and as a game fish.Also called barramundi.

ΚΠ

1988 World Aquaculture Dec. 78 (title) Improved larval rearing of European and Asian seabass, seabream, mahi-mahi, siganid and milkfish using enrichment diets.

2015 Consilience 13 124 Currently, the most suitable fish species for water-limited aquaculture systems include the tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), the barramundi or Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer).., and several catfish species.

2020 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 24 Oct. 8 Today, around 60 per cent of ‘barramundi’ consumed in Australia is actually imported—it should be called Asian seabass.

Asian tiger mosquito n. a mosquito native chiefly to eastern Asia but found in other continents, Aedes albopictus, which has a black body marked with white bands and is a vector of a number of diseases including dengue fever.Cf. tiger-mosquito n.

ΚΠ

1986 N.Y. Times 19 June a24/1 Mosquitos of the species, Aedes albopictus, commonly called the Asian tiger mosquito, were first discovered nine months ago in the Houston area and have since been found in three other states. Scientists suspect the insects arrived years earlier aboard shiploads of used tires.

2008 Jrnl. Washington Acad. Sci. 94 16 Asian Tiger mosquitoes have spread to all continents due to increasing effects of globalization and sea-borne trade, enabling the insects to easily travel great distances in short periods.

C2. Other compounds.

Asian contagion n. a weakening of East Asian economies, spec. the economic crisis which began in late 1997; (hence) the resultant global economic insecurity; = Asian flu n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] > influenza

influenza1743

grippe1775

lightning catarrh1836

flu1839

Spanish influenza1890

St. Kilda cold1897

Spanish flu1918

Asian flu1957

Asian influenza1957

Mao flu1968

Asian contagion1997

1997 Financial Times (U.S. ed.) 9 Sept. (headline) Is Latin America on market hit list? So far most analysts believe Asian contagion will not switch continents.

1999 Time 15 Feb. 38/1 The stutter was enough to panic a few investors, who headed for the exits. That set off a rapid spiral of defaults that became known as the Asian Contagion.

2002 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 13 Dec. 74 Look for another bout of Asian contagion. Travelling in Asia recently, I have been struck by an almost eerie atmosphere in many Asian economies and in their markets.

Asian influenza n. a pandemic of influenza that occurred between 1957 and 1958, and is thought to have arisen in southern China; the strain of influenza virus responsible for this; = Asian flu n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] > influenza

influenza1743

grippe1775

lightning catarrh1836

flu1839

Spanish influenza1890

St. Kilda cold1897

Spanish flu1918

Asian flu1957

Asian influenza1957

Mao flu1968

Asian contagion1997

1957 Canberra Times 1 June 2/3 Australia may be hit by Asian influenza.

1958 Listener 19 June 1000/2 When Asian influenza strikes the population, we no longer appeal on our knees for help.

2015 Internat. Jrnl. Health Services 45 464 A major antigenic shift occurred in 1968 when H3N2 (Hong Kong) influenza appeared and completely replaced the type A strain (H2N2, or Asian influenza) that had circulated throughout the world for the prior 10 years.

Asian miracle n. the rapid economic growth of certain East Asian countries (esp. Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea) in the second half of the 20th cent.; cf. East Asian miracle n. at East Asian adj. and n. Compounds.In quot. 1967 not a fixed collocation.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > growth > specific 'economic miracle'

Wirtschaftswunder1938

Asian miracle1982

1967 N.Y. Times 30 Sept. f52/4 We have seen increasing numbers of important American store representatives come to Korea to view what some have called a ‘new Asian miracle’.]

1982 Daily Mail 27 Nov. 2/1 The enemy is the Asian miracle. Led by Japan, the whole continent is on the technological march. Capturing our markets.

2017 M. R. Auslin End of Asian Cent. 54 The Western image of the Asian miracle will be tested as the region potentially suffers years of tepid economic expansion.

Asian studies n. the study of Asian cultures, languages, history, etc., esp. as an academic discipline.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > study > subject or object of study > [noun] > specific subjects

modern languages1605

English1713

Celtic studies1781

religious studies1824

Eng. Lit.1834

polytechnics1850

business administration1852

Eng. Lang.1857

business studies1880

historiography1889

academic1898

peace studies1903

religious education1914

Asian studies1941

religious instruction1960

religious knowledge1961

black studies1968

media studies1968

gender studies1973

1941 Daily Tel. & Morning Post 10 Oct. (London Late ed.) 4/6 The comparatively small room..long identified with Asian studies, also bristled with Middle-Easterners.

2020 Australasian Jrnl. Amer. Stud. 39 154 I subsequently decided that researching English literature was not the right direction for me and returned to Macquarie [University] to teach Asian Studies.

Derivatives

ˈAsian-ˌlike adj. characteristic or reminiscent of Asia or its people, languages, etc.; Asian in nature, appearance, or style.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Far East > [adjective]

oriental?c1425

easterly1549

Asian-like1850

Far-Eastern1888

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > [adjective]

Asiatic1534

Asian?1556

Asiatical1577

Asiatal1615

Asiatican1621

Asian-like1850

pan-Asiatic1871

1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 190/1 The dusky figures of symmetrical contour [in the painting], so Asian-like, which, with dark hair and flashing teeth, have also been introduced to relieve the dazzling brilliancy of the other forms.

1988 TDR 32 6 What I'm talking about..is making our own performances using Asian-like performance rhythms and audience-performer relationships.

2020 Edmonton Sun (Nexis) 19 Feb. (Final ed.) (Life section) a43 [The chef]..used crisped-up sage to great advantage, sprinkling it on top of an Asian-like medley of chopped, ash-coated Arctic char, garlic, mushrooms and other northern-climate veggies.

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

单词	asian
释义	Asiann.adj. Brit. /ˈeɪʒn/, /ˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈeɪʒən/ Forms: Middle English Assien, Middle English–1500s Asyan, 1500s Asiane, 1500s– Asian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Asiānus. Etymology: < classical Latin Asiānus (noun) inhabitant of Asia (usually in plural Asiānī), (adjective) of or connected with Asia or the East < ancient Greek Ἀσιανός < Ἀσία (classical Latin Asia ) the name of Asia (see note) + -ανός -an suffix. Compare Middle French asien, asian, noun (c1400), and adjective (beginning of the 16th cent.), both rare.In ancient Greek, the place name was used for the continent forming the eastern part of the known world, as viewed from the Eastern Mediterranean (alongside Africa to the south and Europe to the north); in classical Latin, it was additionally used for the Roman province of Asia in the western part of the Anatolian peninsula and (hence) the peninsula itself (Asia Minor). The origin of the name is uncertain; a relationship with Hittite Assuwa , the name of a confederation of states in eastern Anatolia, has been suggested (Akkadian aṣū ‘to go out’, (of a celestial object) ‘to rise’ is unlikely to be etymologically related). In English, the place name is attested from the Old English period onwards (chiefly as Asia ; in Middle English and early modern English also as Asya ), originally as a borrowing from classical Latin, subsequently (in Middle English and early modern English Asie , Asye , etc.) reinforced by Anglo-Norman and Middle French Asye , Asie (French Asie ). In Old English and Middle English, the name can refer to either the continent of Asia or to Asia Minor, in parallel with Latin usage:eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) i. i. 8 Asia is befangen mid Oceano þæm garsecge suþan & norþan & eastan & swa ealne middangeard from þæm eastdæle healfne behæfð.OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxi. 353 Petrus bodode on Iudea lande, Paulus on hæðenum folce, Andreas on Chithia, Iohannes on Asia, Bartholomeus on India.c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 44 Whilom clerkes wel ylerede On þre diȝtten þis middelerde..Europe, Affryke, and Assye. In post-classical Latin, Orosius introduced Asia minor , literally ‘lesser Asia’, to denote the Anatolian peninsula as opposed to the continent (5th cent.); this concept subsequently appears in the Old English translation of his work as sēo lǣsse Asia (compare quot. eOE at less adj. 1c); compare Lesser Asia n. at lesser adj., adv., and n. Compounds 2, and Less Asia , Asia the less at less adj. 1c. Asia Minor is found in English contexts from the mid 16th cent. Expressions such as the more Asia and Asia the great are also sometimes found with reference to the continent in Middle English and early modern English. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Asia; a descendant of people from Asia.In early use with specific reference to Asia Minor, the western peninsula of Asia (an area largely corresponding to modern Turkey). In modern use when referring to people of Asian descent typically denoting a person of East or South-east Asian descent in North America, but someone of South Asian descent in Britain; cf. Asian American n., Asian British adj.Less common than Asiatic in this sense until the mid 20th cent., but now the more common word due to the frequently pejorative implication of Asiatic from the 19th cent. onwards; see note at Asiatic n.See also East Asian n., South Asian n., South-east Asian n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > [noun] Asiana1387 Asiatican1562 Asiatic1578 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 257 Men of þe est sowneþ her wordes in þe þrote..men of myddel londes in þe roof of þe mouþ, as Grees and Asyans [L. Asiani]. ?1548 J. Bale Image Bothe Churches (new ed.) i. iii. sig. Gi^v Laodicia, a notable cyte of the Asianes. 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iii. x. f. 86 The Turke hath obserued the Palester of the Athletes, which is too say, the wrestling, being very neare like vnto the old custom of the Greekes, Asians, & Romans. 1684 L. W. Finch et al. tr. Cornelius Nepos Lives Illustr. Men 158 The Asians were much stronger in Horse. 1730 P. Chamberlen tr. M. A. P. de Gomez Persian Anecd. 225 Sinan Bassa,..drawing the Run-aways together again, both the Europeans and Asians, form'd a considerable Body. 1762 T. Smollett et al. tr. Voltaire Wks. XXVIII. 58 The sex..O'er easy Europe rule with sov'reign sway, But wiser Asians teach 'em—to obey. 1850 Proc. Philol. Soc. 4 226 The Scythians considered themselves to be the youngest of those Asians to whose successive immigrations we owe the present population of Europe. 1934 Asia Mar. 160/1 Silver is a metal known intimately to nearly all Asians. 1960 Salem (Ohio) News 7 Dec. 6/5 An Asian..who is known for his devotion to America. 2007 Pakistan Horizon 60 32 We now have blacks and Asians as members of Parliament and in most professions which previously were the exclusive domain of white Britain. B. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or belonging to Asia or its inhabitants; (also) descended from people from Asia, of Asian descent (in modern use often with specific regional reference; see note at sense A.).Originally with specific reference to Asia Minor (see note at sense A.); in early use also sometimes with reference to the countries or regions lying to the east of the Mediterranean, to the ancient Roman Empire, or to the early Christian world, rather than to Asia as a discrete geographical region (cf. oriental adj. 3a).Less common than Asiatic in this sense until the mid 20th cent., but now the more common word due to the frequently pejorative implication of Asiatic from the late 19th cent. onwards; see note at Asiatic adj. 1a.See also East Asian adj., South Asian adj. 1, South-east Asian adj.In quot. 1565 with specific reference to the seven early Christian communities of Asia Minor addressed in the book of Revelation (see Revelation 1:11). ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > [adjective] Asiatic1534 Asian?1556 Asiatical1577 Asiatal1615 Asiatican1621 Asian-like1850 pan-Asiatic1871 ?1556 N. Smyth in tr. Herodian Hist. Annot. sig. Dd.iii^v Amonges the Isles of the Asyan Sea, Plynye in hys .v. booke, the .xxi. Chapyter, sayeth, there is one called Antyoche, whyche standeth in the Sea of Pamphilia. 1565 W. Alley Πτωχομυσεῖον i. ii. f. 61 They had the Asian churches for a witnes, vnto whom the Apocalyps was dedicated. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage iv. iv. 305 Deuouring in hope, and threatening in tearmes all those Asian Prouinces. 1720 J. Ozell et al. tr. R. A. de Vertot Hist. Revol. Rom. Republic II. xi. 245 The Valour and good Behaviour, which every Soldier and Officer had showed during the whole Course of the Asian War. a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) I. ii. 45 The Asian chief, Whose blazon'd armour beam'd with gold, engag'd Cecropia's hardy vet'ran foot to foot, With falchion falchion, shield encount'ring shield. 1864 J. M. Neale Seatonian Poems 76 To upraise Their Asian flag on Europe's western shores. 1898 J. R. Procter in N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 294 Meat-producers..will realize that exclusion from Asian markets will be disastrous to their best interests. 1930 Official Gaz. (Kenya) 9 Dec. 2825 (heading) Asian Clerical Staff Confirmation Examination. 1984 P. Chapman Indian Restaurant Cookbk. i. 26 In some of the Asian communities in Britain you can now obtain paan and the raw ingredients to make it—supari. 1994 Minnesota Monthly Nov. 26/2 Vietnamese restaurant..Pho-79..has a primarily Asian clientele. 2009 Financial Times 19 Aug. 6/4 South Korea plans to make its first satellite launch today in a step that could..rekindle fears of an Asian arms race. 2. Designating animals and plants native to or originating in Asia.For some of the more established compounds of this type, see Compounds 1. ΚΠ 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 99 The Affrican Camels, are much more woorth then the Asian. 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. ccclxix. 960 Asian Crow-foot with yellow striped floures. 1746 New Gen. Coll. Voy. & Trav. III. v. v. 376 His Critics have erred, as being acquainted only with the Asian Rhinoceros, which has but one Horn. 1891 D. G. Brinton Amer. Race 50 Some palæontologists are of opinion that the European and Asian horses were descendants of the American species; but for some mysterious reason the genus became extinct in the New World. 1922 Z. Fitzgerald Friend Husband's Latest in Coll. Writings (1991) 389 Kolinsky is the fur of the Asian mink, also known as red sable or Tatar sable. 1975 S. Holmes Trees of World 77 The Asian date plum (D[iospyros]lotus) produces small yellowish fruits which are usually dried and eaten as a sweetmeat. 2011 Procedia Food Sci. 1 1554 Sugar palm or Asian Palmyra palm is found in south-east Asian and south Asian countries. 2020 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 8 Nov. a5/2 There are several species of Asian jumping worms, and the invasive earthworm has showed up in Indiana. Compounds C1. In the names of animals and plants (see sense B. 2). Asian elephant n. an elephant native to India and South-east Asia, Elephas maximus, which is distinguished from the larger African elephant by its smaller ears, one-fingered trunk, and two-domed forehead, and is widely domesticated.Also called Asiatic elephant, Indian elephant. [Compare earlier Asiatic elephant n. at Asiatic adj. and n. Compounds.] ΚΠ 1818 J. Keats Endymion iv. 171 Onward the tiger and the leopard pants, With Asian elephants. 1973 Jrnl. Zoo Animal Med. 4 25/2 The patient was a 9 year old Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus. He stood 7 feet at the shoulder and weighted approximately 5000 lbs. 2015 B. Shapiro How to clone Mammoth iii. 54 We now know, for example, that Asian elephants are more closely related to mammoths than are African elephants. Asian giant hornet n. a large hornet native to South-east Asia and recorded in North America, Vespa mandarinia, which feeds on tree sap, honey, and other insects including honey bees.Generally considered the world's largest hornet. Its venom is especially potent and can be fatal to humans in sufficient amounts.Also called giant Asian hornet, murder hornet.Sometimes confused with the Asian hornet V. velutina. ΚΠ 2003 Lett. in Peptide Sci. 10 103 Chemotactic peptide from the venom of the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia. 2020 U.S.A. Today (Nexis) 25th Sept. a3 Scarily nicknamed ‘murder hornet’, the Asian giant hornet, the world's largest at 2 inches, can destroy entire hives of honeybees. Asian hornet n. any of several hornets native to Asia; spec. Vespa velutina, which is considered an invasive species in Europe and feeds on other insects, including honey bees. V. velutina is thought to pose a serious threat to bee colonies in Europe.Sometimes confused with the Asian giant hornet, V. mandarinia. ΚΠ 1975 L. J. Kagen in R. W. Richter Med. Aspects Drug Abuse xx. 254 Rhabdomyolysis has also occurred after multiple stings of an Asian hornet. 2011 Guardian 18 Oct. (G2 section) 3/1 The risk assessment of Vespa velutina, the Asian hornet, makes terrifying reading. According to a new report, ‘a handful of hornets can destroy an entire nest [of honey bees] in a couple of hours’. Asian lion n. the Asiatic lion, Panthera leo leo. [Compare earlier Asiatic lion n. at Asiatic adj. and n. Compounds.] ΚΠ 1846 T. Miner Elevation of People 142 The Asian lion is inferior in strength, size, and courage, to his African namesake. 1952 K. M. Munshi Janu's Death (1954) 126 The other day, I learnt that ten of the Asian lions..were killed by some vandal. 2015 Sc. Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 2 Aug. 29 The Asian lion..[is] virtually extinct, existing in the wild only in the Gir forest in India. Asian longhorned beetle n. (also Asian longhorn beetle) a black and white longhorn beetle native to eastern Asia and considered an invasive species elsewhere, Anoplophora glabripennis. ΚΠ 1990 PennState Agric. Winter/Spring 8/1 A little-known fungus tucked away in the gut of Asian longhorned beetles helps the insect munch through the hardest of woods. 2009 Frontiers in Ecol. & Environment 7 533/1 The Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) could, if left unchecked, destroy one-third of all urban shade trees in the US in a couple of decades. Asian palm civet n. a palm civet native to South and South-East Asia, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, having greyish-black shaggy fur with white markings on the face.Also called toddy cat. ΚΠ 1964 Encycl. Internat. (Grolier) IV. 446/1 The Asian palm civet, which spends most of its time in the trees, is able to squirt the secretions of its anal glands some distance. 2011 New Blackfriars 92 582 Examples of the proliferation of specialized products abound, from environmentally sensitive clothing made from organically grown cotton to gourmet coffee made from beans passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet. 2020 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 3 Feb. The SARS epidemic began when a coronavirus jumped from bats to Asian palm civets, a catlike creature that is legally raised and consumed. Asian pear n. the nashi pear, Pyrus pyrifolia, native to eastern Asia. ΚΠ 1925 L. H. Bailey Gardener 196 The Asian pear, P. serotina, native in China, characterized by the absence of calyx on the fruit, a very gritty hard flesh and long-keeping quality. 1988 M. Yan Favorite Recipes with Meyer Cookware (1993) 154 Autumn fruit salad... 2 cups honeydew melon balls. 1 large Asian pear, cored and cut into chunks. 2008 New Scientist 26 Apr. 85/4 Asian pears, also known as ‘sand pears’, are generally crisper and juicier than western varieties but are not, as some think, a cross between an apple and a pear. Asian seabass n. a large perciform fish found in estuaries and coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific, Lates calcarifer (family Latidae), popular as food and as a game fish.Also called barramundi. ΚΠ 1988 World Aquaculture Dec. 78 (title) Improved larval rearing of European and Asian seabass, seabream, mahi-mahi, siganid and milkfish using enrichment diets. 2015 Consilience 13 124 Currently, the most suitable fish species for water-limited aquaculture systems include the tilapias (Oreochromis spp.), the barramundi or Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer).., and several catfish species. 2020 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 24 Oct. 8 Today, around 60 per cent of ‘barramundi’ consumed in Australia is actually imported—it should be called Asian seabass. Asian tiger mosquito n. a mosquito native chiefly to eastern Asia but found in other continents, Aedes albopictus, which has a black body marked with white bands and is a vector of a number of diseases including dengue fever.Cf. tiger-mosquito n. ΚΠ 1986 N.Y. Times 19 June a24/1 Mosquitos of the species, Aedes albopictus, commonly called the Asian tiger mosquito, were first discovered nine months ago in the Houston area and have since been found in three other states. Scientists suspect the insects arrived years earlier aboard shiploads of used tires. 2008 Jrnl. Washington Acad. Sci. 94 16 Asian Tiger mosquitoes have spread to all continents due to increasing effects of globalization and sea-borne trade, enabling the insects to easily travel great distances in short periods. C2. Other compounds. Asian contagion n. a weakening of East Asian economies, spec. the economic crisis which began in late 1997; (hence) the resultant global economic insecurity; = Asian flu n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] > influenza influenza1743 grippe1775 lightning catarrh1836 flu1839 Spanish influenza1890 St. Kilda cold1897 Spanish flu1918 Asian flu1957 Asian influenza1957 Mao flu1968 Asian contagion1997 1997 Financial Times (U.S. ed.) 9 Sept. (headline) Is Latin America on market hit list? So far most analysts believe Asian contagion will not switch continents. 1999 Time 15 Feb. 38/1 The stutter was enough to panic a few investors, who headed for the exits. That set off a rapid spiral of defaults that became known as the Asian Contagion. 2002 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 13 Dec. 74 Look for another bout of Asian contagion. Travelling in Asia recently, I have been struck by an almost eerie atmosphere in many Asian economies and in their markets. Asian influenza n. a pandemic of influenza that occurred between 1957 and 1958, and is thought to have arisen in southern China; the strain of influenza virus responsible for this; = Asian flu n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] > influenza influenza1743 grippe1775 lightning catarrh1836 flu1839 Spanish influenza1890 St. Kilda cold1897 Spanish flu1918 Asian flu1957 Asian influenza1957 Mao flu1968 Asian contagion1997 1957 Canberra Times 1 June 2/3 Australia may be hit by Asian influenza. 1958 Listener 19 June 1000/2 When Asian influenza strikes the population, we no longer appeal on our knees for help. 2015 Internat. Jrnl. Health Services 45 464 A major antigenic shift occurred in 1968 when H3N2 (Hong Kong) influenza appeared and completely replaced the type A strain (H2N2, or Asian influenza) that had circulated throughout the world for the prior 10 years. Asian miracle n. the rapid economic growth of certain East Asian countries (esp. Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea) in the second half of the 20th cent.; cf. East Asian miracle n. at East Asian adj. and n. Compounds.In quot. 1967 not a fixed collocation. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > growth > specific 'economic miracle' Wirtschaftswunder1938 Asian miracle1982 1967 N.Y. Times 30 Sept. f52/4 We have seen increasing numbers of important American store representatives come to Korea to view what some have called a ‘new Asian miracle’.] 1982 Daily Mail 27 Nov. 2/1 The enemy is the Asian miracle. Led by Japan, the whole continent is on the technological march. Capturing our markets. 2017 M. R. Auslin End of Asian Cent. 54 The Western image of the Asian miracle will be tested as the region potentially suffers years of tepid economic expansion. Asian studies n. the study of Asian cultures, languages, history, etc., esp. as an academic discipline. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > study > subject or object of study > [noun] > specific subjects modern languages1605 English1713 Celtic studies1781 religious studies1824 Eng. Lit.1834 polytechnics1850 business administration1852 Eng. Lang.1857 business studies1880 historiography1889 academic1898 peace studies1903 religious education1914 Asian studies1941 religious instruction1960 religious knowledge1961 black studies1968 media studies1968 gender studies1973 1941 Daily Tel. & Morning Post 10 Oct. (London Late ed.) 4/6 The comparatively small room..long identified with Asian studies, also bristled with Middle-Easterners. 2020 Australasian Jrnl. Amer. Stud. 39 154 I subsequently decided that researching English literature was not the right direction for me and returned to Macquarie [University] to teach Asian Studies. Derivatives ˈAsian-ˌlike adj. characteristic or reminiscent of Asia or its people, languages, etc.; Asian in nature, appearance, or style. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Far East > [adjective] oriental?c1425 easterly1549 Asian-like1850 Far-Eastern1888 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > [adjective] Asiatic1534 Asian?1556 Asiatical1577 Asiatal1615 Asiatican1621 Asian-like1850 pan-Asiatic1871 1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 190/1 The dusky figures of symmetrical contour [in the painting], so Asian-like, which, with dark hair and flashing teeth, have also been introduced to relieve the dazzling brilliancy of the other forms. 1988 TDR 32 6 What I'm talking about..is making our own performances using Asian-like performance rhythms and audience-performer relationships. 2020 Edmonton Sun (Nexis) 19 Feb. (Final ed.) (Life section) a43 [The chef]..used crisped-up sage to great advantage, sprinkling it on top of an Asian-like medley of chopped, ash-coated Arctic char, garlic, mushrooms and other northern-climate veggies. 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