Asiat

Borrowed from Latin āsiāticus.

• IPA^(key): [ˈazɪjat]

Asiat m anim (female equivalent Asiatka)

1. Asian

• “Asiat”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Asiat”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

• Asiate

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Asiat m (weak, genitive Asiaten, plural Asiaten, feminine Asiatin)

1. Asian (male or of unspecified gender)

In contrast with Asiate, Asiat often refers to a South Asian, i.e., a native or inhabitant of a country in the Indian subcontinent: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Afghanistan, Bhutan and the Maldives.

• asiatisch (“Asian”)

• “Asiat” in Duden online