I think this kind of custom is unique to Asian countries.
Source: tatoeba (58618)
Asian
/ˈeɪʒən/
Synonyms for "asian" (15 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: asiatic, asian indian, asian individual, asian person, asians.
- Sentence evidence is available for asian, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "asian".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "asian"
Keep "asian" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "asian" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "asian", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "asian" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
11 entriesMore specific
7 entriesCentral AsianEast AsianSouth AsianSoutheast AsianWest Asiandiasporic Asiantransnational Asian
Collocations
9 entriesAsian AmericanAsian cuisineAsian developmentAsian diasporaAsian identityAsian marketAsian politicsAsian populationAsian studies
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesTranslations
121 translations across 62 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- Asiaat noun (person from Asia)
- Asiër noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Arabic
2 entries- آسِيَوِيَّة noun (person from Asia)
- آسِيَوِيّ noun (person from Asia)
Armenian
1 entries- ասիացի noun (person from Asia)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- asiyalı noun (person from Asia)
Belarusian
2 entries- азія́т noun (person from Asia)
- азія́тка noun (person from Asia)
Bikol Central
1 entries- Asyano noun (person from Asia)
Breton
2 entries- Aziad noun (person from Asia)
- Aziadez noun (person from Asia)
Bulgarian
2 entries- азиа́тец noun (person from Asia)
- азиа́тка noun (person from Asia)
Burmese
1 entries- အာရှတိုက်သူ noun (person from Asia)
Catalan
2 entries- asiàtic noun (person from Asia)
- asiàtica noun (person from Asia)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 亞洲人 /亚洲人 noun (person from Asia)
- 亞裔 /亚裔 noun (person from Asia)
- 南亞裔 /南亚裔 noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Czech
2 entries- Asijec noun (person from Asia)
- Asijka noun (person from Asia)
Danish
1 entries- asiat noun (person from Asia)
Dari
2 entries- آسِیَائِی noun (person from Asia)
- آسِیَایِی noun (person from Asia)
Dutch
4 entries- Aziaat noun (person from Asia)
- Aziaat noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- Aziatische noun (person from Asia)
- Azische noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Esperanto
1 entries- aziano noun (person from Asia)
Estonian
1 entries- aasialane noun (person from Asia)
Finnish
2 entries- aasialainen noun (person from Asia)
- intialainen noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
French
2 entries- Asiatique noun (person from Asia)
- asiatique noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Galician
2 entries- asiática noun (person from Asia)
- asiático noun (person from Asia)
Georgian
1 entries- აზიელი noun (person from Asia)
German
3 entries- Asiat noun (person from Asia)
- Asiate noun (person from Asia)
- Asiatin noun (person from Asia)
Greek
2 entries- Ασιάτης noun (person from Asia)
- Ασιάτισσα noun (person from Asia)
Hawaiian
1 entries- ʻĀkia noun (person from Asia)
Hindi
2 entries- एशियाई noun (person from Asia)
- एशियाई noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Hungarian
4 entries- dél-ázsiai noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- indiai noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- ázsiai noun (person from Asia)
- ázsiai noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Ingush
1 entries- азхо noun (person from Asia)
Inupiaq
1 entries- Inupiaŋuaq noun (person from Asia)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- آسِیائی noun (person from Asia)
- آسِیایی noun (person from Asia)
Irish
1 entries- Áiseach noun (person from Asia)
Italian
4 entries- asiatica noun (person from Asia)
- asiatica noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- asiatico noun (person from Asia)
- asiatico noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Japanese
2 entries- アジア人 noun (person from Asia)
- 南アジア人 noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Kashubian
2 entries- Azjata noun (person from Asia)
- Azjatka noun (person from Asia)
Kazakh
1 entries- азиялық noun (person from Asia)
Korean
3 entries- 남아시아인 noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- 동양인 noun (person from Asia)
- 아시아인 noun (person from Asia)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- азиялык noun (person from Asia)
Lao
1 entries- ຄົນອາຊີ noun (person from Asia)
Latvian
2 entries- aziāte noun (person from Asia)
- aziāts noun (person from Asia)
Lithuanian
2 entries- azijietis noun (person from Asia)
- azijietė noun (person from Asia)
Macedonian
2 entries- Азиец noun (person from Asia)
- Азијка noun (person from Asia)
Marathi
1 entries- आशियाई noun (person from Asia)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- asiat noun (person from Asia)
Polish
2 entries- Azjata noun (person from Asia)
- Azjatka noun (person from Asia)
Portuguese
4 entries- asiática noun (person from Asia)
- asiática noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- asiático noun (person from Asia)
- asiático noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Romanian
2 entries- asiatic noun (person from Asia)
- asiatică noun (person from Asia)
Russian
2 entries- азиа́т noun (person from Asia)
- азиа́тка noun (person from Asia)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- Azíjac noun (person from Asia)
- Azíjac noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- Ȃzījka noun (person from Asia)
- Ȃzījka noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Sicilian
4 entries- siàtica noun (person from Asia)
- siàtica noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
- siàticu noun (person from Asia)
- siàticu noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Slovak
2 entries- Ázijec noun (person from Asia)
- Ázijka noun (person from Asia)
Slovene
2 entries- aziat noun (person from Asia)
- azijka noun (person from Asia)
Spanish
3 entries- asiano (desus.) noun (person from Asia)
- asiática noun (person from Asia)
- asiático noun (person from Asia)
Swedish
2 entries- asiat noun (person from Asia)
- indier noun (person from or descended from people from the Indian sub-continent)
Tagalog
1 entries- Asyano noun (person from Asia)
Tajik
1 entries- осиёӣ noun (person from Asia)
Telugu
1 entries- ఆసియను noun (person from Asia)
Thai
1 entries- คนเอเชีย noun (person from Asia)
Turkish
1 entries- Asyalı noun (person from Asia)
Ukrainian
4 entries- азі́йка noun (person from Asia)
- азі́єць noun (person from Asia)
- азіа́т noun (person from Asia)
- азіа́тка noun (person from Asia)
Urdu
1 entries- ایشِیائی noun (person from Asia)
Uzbek
1 entries- osiyolik noun (person from Asia)
Vietnamese
2 entries- người châu Á noun (person from Asia)
- người Á châu noun (person from Asia)
Volapük
1 entries- Siyopan noun (person from Asia)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
The imports from Asian countries have expanded recently.
Source: tatoeba (71854)
I am interested in Asian history.
Source: tatoeba (71857)
Asian religions inspire him to create splendid sculptures.
Source: tatoeba (71859)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "asian"?
Closest matches include asiatic, asian indian, asian individual, asian person, asians.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "asian"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.