Amerasian Definition

ămə-rāzhən
noun
A person of American and Asian ancestry, especially one whose mother is Asian and whose father is American.
American Heritage
A person of both American and Asian descent, esp. the child of a U.S. serviceman and an Asian woman.
Webster's New World

A person of mixed American and Asian parentage, especially if their father was an American serviceman or temporary resident stationed in Asia during the Vietnam Era.

Wiktionary
adjective
Both American and Asian.
An Amerasian child.
Webster's New World
Of or for Amerasians.
Webster's New World
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Amerasian

Noun

Singular:
Amerasian
Plural:
amerasians

Origin of Amerasian

  • Blend of American and Asian, modelled after Eurasian

    From Wiktionary

  • Amer(ican) Asian

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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