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/yoo ray"zheuhn, -sheuhn, yeuh-/, adj.1. of or pertaining to Eurasia.2. of mixed European and Asian descent.n.3. the offspring of a European and an Asian.[1835-45; EURASI(A) + -AN]
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Eurasian — Eu*ra sian, n. [European + Asian.] 1. A child of a European parent on the one side and an Asiatic on the other. [1913 Webster] 2. One born of European parents in Asia. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Eurasian — [[t]jʊəre͟ɪʒ(ə)n[/t]] Eurasians 1) ADJ Eurasian means concerned with or relating to both Europe and Asia. ...the whole of the Eurasian continent. 2) N COUNT A Eurasian is a person who has one European and one Asian parent or whose family comes… … English dictionary
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