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Synonyms of Asian

11 similar words

Another word for Asian is Desi. Other synonyms of Asian are Pakistani and Chinese.

Synonyms and similar words for Asian

nounA person from or with ancestry in East or Southeast Asia, occasionally South Asia.

adjectiveOf, relating to or from Asia.

  • AsiaticAsian, specifically, relating to the parts of Asia east of Egypt, i.e the Middle East or West Asia.

nounPerson from the Indian subcontinent.

  • South AsianA native or inhabitant of South Asia.
  • DesiA member of the South Asian diaspora.
  • Asian IndianA citizen of Asian descent with ancestors in India.
  • East IndianA native or inhabitant of the Malay Archipelago, Sri Lanka, or India.
  • Indian
  • PakistaniA person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.

Meaning of Asian

  1. noun A person from or with ancestry in East or Southeast Asia, occasionally South Asia.
  2. noun A person from or with ancestry in South Asia.
  3. noun A domestic cat of a breed similar to the Burmese.

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Questions about synonyms of Asian

What is another word for Asian?
Asian has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as Desi, Pakistani and Chinese.
What does Asian mean?
Asian means a person from or with ancestry in East or Southeast Asia, occasionally South Asia.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Asian (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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