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Asiaticism

Asiaticism noun: something peculiar to Asia or Asians.

Noun

Asiaticism (countable and uncountable, plural Asiaticisms)

  1. (countable, dated) Something peculiar to Asia or Asians.
  2. (dated, uncountable) Manners similar to those ascribed to Asians.
    • […] he writes in The Will to Power that there is something fundamentally immoderate, dissolute, Asiatic in the Greek character: that the bravery of the Greek consists in the battle with their own Asiaticism […]2009 [1918], Ernst Bertram, translated by Robert E. Norton, Nietzsche: Attempt at a Mythology, →ISBN, page 77

Asiaticism meaning in Tamil

Asiaticism in Tamil

ஆசிய நடையுடை, மரபுகளைப் பின்பற்றி நடக்கும் பண்பு

Forms of Asiaticism

pluralAsiaticisms

Origin of Asiaticism

From Asiatic + -ism.

Questions about Asiaticism

What does Asiaticism mean?
Asiaticism means something peculiar to Asia or Asians.
What is Asiaticism in Tamil?
Asiaticism in Tamil is ஆசிய நடையுடை, மரபுகளைப் பின்பற்றி நடக்கும் பண்பு. See Asiaticism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Asiaticism?
Asiaticism is a noun.
What is the plural of Asiaticism?
The plural of Asiaticism is Asiaticisms.

Words near Asiaticism in the dictionary

  1. Asiatic wild asses
  2. Asiatic wildcat
  3. Asiatic wildcats
  4. Asiatical
  5. Asiatically
  6. Asiaticism
  7. Asiaticisms
  8. Asiaticization
  9. Asiaticize
  10. Asiaticized
  11. Asiaticizes

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