[ 'eɪʃ(ə)n , -ʒ(ə)n ]
■ noun a native of Asia or a person of ~ descent.
■ adjective relating to Asia or its people.
Usage
In Britain ~ is used to refer to people who come from (or whose parents came from) the Indian subcontinent, while in North America it is used to refer to people from the Far East. South ~ is used in both Britain and North America to refer to people from the Indian subcontinent.