AMERASIAN


Meaning of AMERASIAN in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' a-m ə - ' r ā -zh ə n, -sh ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: American ican + Asian

Date: 1953

: a person of mixed American and Asian descent especially : one fathered by an American and especially an American serviceman in Asia

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.