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Eurasian   Listen
noun
Eurasian  n.  
1.
A child of a European parent on the one side and an Asiatic on the other.
2.
One born of European parents in Asia.





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"Eurasian" Quotes from Famous Books



... all these are Chinese. There are, of course, a few score of civil and judicial functionaries springing from the mother-country; and, as in all places where Europeans have long lived in friendly association with Orientals, the Eurasian class is strikingly numerous. In no court on the Tagus are the laws of Portugal construed with more tenacity and precision than in Macao's chambers of justice; and the flag of Portugal floats over the homes of hundreds ...
— East of Suez - Ceylon, India, China and Japan • Frederic Courtland Penfield
... Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually retired to their original steppe homelands and later came under Chinese rule. Mongolia won its independence ...
— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States


Words linked to "Eurasian" :   Eurasiatic, Eurasian woodcock, European, Eurasian kingfisher, Eurasian green toad, Asian, Eurasia, Asiatic


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