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asian | indus |

As a verb asian

is .

As an adjective indus is

.

asian

English

(Asian people)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person from Asia.
  • (US, Canada, Australia), A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, East and Southeast Asia, sometimes excluding the Indian subcontinent.
  • (US, NZ), A person who originates from East or Southeast Asia, very rarely used in reference to people from the Indian subcontinent.
  • (UK, South Africa), A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, sometimes including East and Southeast Asia.
  • A domestic cat of a breed similar to the Burmese.

    • Synonyms

    * (person from Asia ): * (person from east Asia ): East Asian, Oriental * (person from the Indian subcontinent''): South Asian, Indian (''loosely''), Pakistani (''loosely''), Bangladeshi (''loosely )

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of, relating to or from Asia

    • indus

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Proper noun

    (wikipedia Indus) (en proper noun)
  • A large river of south-central Asia, rising in Tibet and flowing through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea.
    • Derived terms
    * Indus Valley Civilization
    Related terms
    * Indian * Indies

    References

    * Hintze, Almut (1998) "The Migrations of the Indo-Iranians and the Iranian Sound-Change s > h." In: Meid, Wolfgang, (ed.), Sprache und Kultur der Indogermanen. Akten der 10.Fachtagung der Indo­germa­nischen Gesell­schaft, Inns­bruck 22.-29.9.1996. Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachwissenschaft, 139-153, 1 map. (Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft, Bd. 93)

    Etymology 2

    Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From (etyl) , "Indian".

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (constellation) A constellation of the southern sky between Grus and Pavo. It commemorates American Indians.
    • Derived terms
    * Indi

    Etymology 3

    A clipping of industry

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A hamlet in Alberta, Canada

    • Anagrams

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