adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/jʊˈɹeɪ.ʒən/
/jəˈɹeɪ.ʒən/
/jɚˈeɪ.ʒən/
/jʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
/jəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
rhymes with -eɪʒən
CMU ARPABET:Y UH0 R EY1 ZH IH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the continent of Eurasia, or to both Europe and Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having mixed European and Asian ancestry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Whasian
3
noun
Meaning 3
Any person native to Eurasia, or descended from people native to Eurasia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A person of mixed European and Asian ancestry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Whasian
5
noun
Meaning 5
A person of European ancestry born in Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
relating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
His mother was Eurasian, and his father Chinese
the Eurasian landmass is the largest in the world
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Eurasiatic
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
a person of mixed European and Asian descent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic, European
History
Etymology
From Euro- + Asian. Attested since 1844.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
eurasiàtic
— pertaining to Eurasia
Danish:
eurasisk
— pertaining to Eurasia
Dutch:
Euraziatisch
— pertaining to Eurasia
Finnish:
euraasialainen
— pertaining to Eurasia
French:
eurasiatique
— pertaining to Eurasia
Galician:
eurasiático
— pertaining to Eurasia
German:
eurasisch
— pertaining to Eurasia
Hungarian:
eurázsiai
— pertaining to Eurasia
Irish:
Eoráiseach
— pertaining to Eurasia
Kazakh:
еуразиялық
(euraziälyq)
— pertaining to Eurasia
Marathi:
युरेशियन
(yureśiyan)
— pertaining to Eurasia
Norwegian Bokmål:
eurasisk
— pertaining to Eurasia
Norwegian Bokmål:
eurasiatisk
— pertaining to Eurasia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
eurasisk
— pertaining to Eurasia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
eurasiatisk
— pertaining to Eurasia
Polish:
eurazjatycki
— pertaining to Eurasia
Portuguese:
eurasiático
— pertaining to Eurasia
Portuguese:
euro-asiático
— pertaining to Eurasia
Portuguese:
eurasiano
— pertaining to Eurasia
Portuguese:
eurásio
— pertaining to Eurasia
Romanian:
eurasiatic
— pertaining to Eurasia
Romanian:
eurasiatică
— pertaining to Eurasia
Russian:
еврази́йский
(jevrazíjskij)
— pertaining to Eurasia
Spanish:
euroasiático
— pertaining to Eurasia
Spanish:
eurasiático
— pertaining to Eurasia
Swedish:
eurasisk
— pertaining to Eurasia
Ukrainian:
євразі́йський
(jevrazíjsʹkyj)
— pertaining to Eurasia
Vietnamese:
Á-Âu
— pertaining to Eurasia
Finnish:
euraasialainen
— person native to Eurasia
Galician:
eurasiático
— person native to Eurasia
German:
Eurasier
— person native to Eurasia
German:
Eurasierin
— person native to Eurasia
Irish:
Eoráiseach
— person native to Eurasia
Marathi:
युरेशियन
(yureśiyan)
— person native to Eurasia
Polish:
Eurazjata
— person native to Eurasia
Polish:
Eurazjatka
— person native to Eurasia
Portuguese:
eurasiano
— person native to Eurasia
Portuguese:
eurasiático
— person native to Eurasia
Russian:
еврази́ец
(jevrazíjec)
— person native to Eurasia
Russian:
еврази́йка
(jevrazíjka)
— person native to Eurasia
