Eurasian
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- noun
- /jʊəˈreɪʒən/
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eurasiano
- At the festival, many Eurasians showcased their unique cultures through music and dance.
- ancient Eurasians
Examples
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For example, Eurasians are no longer considered a minority group, either officially or unofficially.
Academic text (1996) -
During the early 1950s, the Dutch government harbored doubts about how well they would manage in Dutch society (Surie, 1973; Schuster, 1991), and the Eurasians did encounter initial problems.
Academic text (1996) -
The inclusion of Eurasians continued a long Dutch tradition.
Academic text (1996) -
It is the Party, not the Eurasians, who are our enemies.
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The girl was lovely: bronzed, yellow-haired, sloe-eyed, the perfect Eurasian.
Fiction book (2000) -
In 1673, only 2,000 of the 27,000 people who lived in Jakarta were classified as European, and many of them were probably Eurasians (Abeyasekere 1987).
Academic text (1993) -
The Eurasian girl had features that beautifully reflected her mixed heritage.
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Eurasians often have diverse backgrounds that enrich the communities they belong to.
Compounds
A medium-sized animal with black and white face stripes that lives in underground holes in Europe and Asia
A large wild hamster with brown fur and a white belly from eastern Europe and parts of Asia
A small bright bird with blue and orange feathers that lives by rivers in Europe and Asia and eats fish
A medium-sized otter that lives in rivers and coasts of Europe and Asia with thick waterproof fur
A short-legged, long-billed bird with mottled brown feathers that migrates across Europe and Asia
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word Eurasian is made by joining Europe and Asia, so a Eurasian is a person 'from both continents', like someone who has family roots in both Europe and Asia.