Eurasian

Eurasian [yoo-rey-zhuh n, -shuh n, yuh-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. of or relating to Eurasia.
2. of mixed European and Asian descent.

noun

3. the offspring of a European and an Asian.

Origin of Eurasian First recorded in 1835–45; Eurasi(a) + -an Examples from the Web for eurasian Contemporary Examples of eurasian

Then in 2007 he had joined the pro-Kremlin, pro “Eurasian” youth group, Nashi, to hone his militancy.

Putin’s Men in Ukraine: We’re Not Giving In

Anna Nemtsova

April 18, 2014

The Eurasian Customs Union and EU trade agreements are by nature mutually exclusive.

Putin’s Power Grab: First Armenia, Now Ukraine

Will Cathcart

December 4, 2013

Historical Examples of eurasian

He turned and faced the Eurasian, holding him with his eyes.

The Affair of the Brains

Anthony Gilmore

For answer the Eurasian gestured apologetically to his guards.

The Affair of the Brains

Anthony Gilmore

“Storerooms in this wing,” the Eurasian explained as they progressed.

The Affair of the Brains

Anthony Gilmore

“Thank you,” the Eurasian said, and went to the panel flanking the case.

The Affair of the Brains

Anthony Gilmore

For he had betrayed into the hands of the Eurasian his most loved and loyal friend.

The Affair of the Brains

Anthony Gilmore

British Dictionary definitions for eurasian Eurasian adjective

1. of or relating to Eurasia
2. of mixed European and Asian descent

noun

3. a person of mixed European and Asian descent

Word Origin and History for eurasian Eurasian n.

1844, from Euro- + Asian. Originally of children of British-East Indian marriages; sense of “of Europe and Asia considered as one continent” is from 1868.