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East Asian

East Asian adjective: of, from, or pertaining to East Asia.

Adjective

East Asian (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to East Asia.

Noun

East Asian (plural East Asians)

  1. A person from East Asia.
    Synonyms:
    Eastern Asian

East Asian meaning in Hindi and Urdu

East Asian in Hindi

of, from, or pertaining to East Asia
पूर्वी एशिया pūrvī eśiyā
a person from East Asia
पूर्वी एशियाई pūrvī eśiyāī

East Asian in Urdu

of, from, or pertaining to East Asia
مشرقی ایشیائی maśriqī eśiyāī

Synonyms of East Asian

All synonyms of East Asian

Forms of East Asian

pluralEast Asians

Origin of East Asian

From East Asia + -an.

Words formed from East Asian

  • East Asian forest partridge
  • East Asian arrowroot (Pueraria, esp. Pueraria montana var. lobata

Questions about East Asian

What does East Asian mean?
East Asian means of, from, or pertaining to East Asia.
What is East Asian in Hindi?
East Asian in Hindi is पूर्वी एशिया (pūrvī eśiyā), पूर्वी एशियाई (pūrvī eśiyāī). See East Asian meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is East Asian?
East Asian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near East Asian in the dictionary

  1. East Anglians
  2. East Anstey
  3. East Ardsley
  4. East Arlington
  5. East Asia
  6. East Asian
  7. East Asian arrowroot
  8. East Asians
  9. East Atlantic peacock wrasse
  10. East Aurora
  11. East Ayrshire

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