Asian \A"sian\, a. [L. Asianus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, L. Asia.]

Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. "Asian princes." --Jer. Taylor. -- n. An Asiatic. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Asian adj
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries" [syn: Asiatic]
2: denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'"; "Asian ancestry" [syn: oriental]

noun

a native or inhabitant of Asia [syn: Asiatic]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Asian \A"sian\, a. [L. Asianus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, L. Asia.]

Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. ``Asian princes.'' --Jer. Taylor. -- n. An Asiatic.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)