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Amerasian definition

Am·er·asian (am′ər ā′z̸hən)

noun

a person of both American and Asian descent, esp. the child of a U.S. serviceman and an Asian woman

Etymology: Amer(ican) + Asian

adjective

  1. both American and Asian an Amerasian child
  2. of or for Amerasians

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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