Eurasian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Eurasian in British English:
UK [juˈreɪʒn]
How to pronounce Eurasian in American English:
US [jʊˈreʒən]
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- Noun:
- a person of mixed European and Asian descent
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- Adjective:
- relating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia
Word Origin
- Eurasian (adj.)
- 1844, from Euro- + Asian. Originally of children of British-East Indian marriages; meaning "of Europe and Asia considered as one continent" is from 1868. As a noun from 1845.
Example
- 1. When examined closely , many similarities between eurasian machines can be drawn .
- 2. Now the incentives to make russia a eurasian janus that looks both ways are compelling .
- 3. For one thing , the eurasian body has two dominant members with overlapping but far from identical strategic aims .
- 4. East-west links are forming between europe and east asia which may one day knit the eurasian land mass together .
- 5. An analysis from johns hopkins university suggests stubby shins also made them well suited for their mountainous eurasian terrain .