Synonyms for Asian
asian

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1. Asiannoun

   Synonyms:
   Oriental, Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani

2. Asiannoun

   A person from Asia.

   Synonyms:
   Oriental, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian

3. Asiannoun

   , (British Africa), A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, sometimes including East and Southeast Asia.

   Synonyms:
   Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Oriental

4. Asiannoun

   , A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, East and Southeast Asia, sometimes excluding the Indian Subcontinent.

   Synonyms:
   Indian, Oriental, Pakistani, Bangladeshi

5. Asiannoun

   , A person who originates from East or Southeast Asia, very rarely used in reference to people from the Indian Subcontinent.

   Synonyms:
   Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian, Oriental

6. Asiannoun

   A domestic cat of a breed similar to the Burmese.

   Synonyms:
   Indian, Oriental, Bangladeshi, Pakistani

Princeton's WordNet

1. Asian, Asiaticadjective

   a native or inhabitant of Asia

2. Asian, Asiaticadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture

   "Asian countries"

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1. List of paraphrases for "asian":

   asia, asiatic, asia-, asian-born, ajou

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1. Sofie Khan:

   The emotion, the energy, look at all the people coming out. Black, white, Asian, gay, straight -- the whole vibe of the people who were all there in love.

2. Hank Azaria:

   I really want to see Indian, South Asian writer, writers in the room, not in a token way but genuinely informing whatever new direction Hank Azaria may take, including how it is voiced or not voiced, i'm perfectly willing and happy to step aside or help transition it into something new. I really hope that's what' The Simpsons' does and it not only makes sense, but it just feels like the right thing to do to me.

3. Professor Chang:

   We saw even then in the late 1800's these explosions of anti-Asian violence. Eventually we saw when it led to the passages of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which was the first piece of legislation that officially barred immigration or limited immigration on the basis of one's race.

4. Project Include:

   I know from personal experience there are so many pressures that are pushing you to keep it quiet, to not rock the boat, to swallow your bitterness, to chi ku in the Asian culture, to see so many people speaking up at great personal cost, at professional cost, to lose a well-paying, stable job, because they see inequities and because they want to change the industry is very inspiring. It gives me hope that people will force change and that these companies can't continue the way they have been without changing.

5. Michelle Steel:

   The Biden administration’s decision to drop the Yale lawsuit is totally wrong and sets a dangerous precedent, if the administration is serious about combating anti-Asian hate, that includes protecting the AAPI community from discrimination in the halls of our schools and universities.