ASIATIC


Meaning of ASIATIC in English

I. |āzhē|ad.ik, -atik, -ēk also |āzē- or |āshē- sometimes |āsē- adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Latin Asiaticus, adjective & noun, from Greek Asiatikos, from Asia

1. : asian — now often taken to be offensive

2. : tending to excessive ornamentation or emotionalism in literary or oratorical style : florid

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: Latin Asiaticus

1. : asian — now often taken to be offensive

2. Africa : one of Indian descent

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.