Asiatic

Meaning

Adj

1. (dated) Asian, specifically, relating to the parts of Asia east of Egypt, i.e the Middle East or West Asia.
2. (slang) Eccentric or crazy as a result of spending a long time in the Far East.

Noun

1. (dated, offensive, sometimes) An Asian.
2. One of the people of ancient Canaan, Syria, or Mesopotamia; a Semite.

Synonyms

Asian

Translations

asiatico

asiático

asiatique

Aziatisch

asiatisch

asiatica

Asiatique

آسيوي

asiático

asiática

Asyalı

Asiate

Aziaat

asiàtic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eɪʒiˈætɪk/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin āsiāticus; equivalent to Asia + -atic.