Eurasian

[ yoo-rey-zhuhn, -shuhn, yuh- ]

adjective

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

noun

1. the offspring of a European and an Asian.

Eurasian

/ -ʒən; jʊəˈreɪʃən /

adjective

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

noun

1. a person of mixed European and Asian descent

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eurasian¹

First recorded in 1835–45; Eurasi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Volcanoes are a fact of life in Iceland, a country that sits atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, caused by the separation of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates.

From Washington Post

They placed some cameras in the wildcat’s territory and some outside it to see if the lynx’s presence might be influencing where, when, and how red foxes, Eurasian badgers, and stone martens forage for Iberian pear fruit in the area.

From Popular-Science

The team found that Siberian dogs — unlike their owners — began mixing with other dog populations from the Eurasian steppes, the Near East and even Europe as far back as 7,000 years ago.

From Science News

She belongs to the Hazara, an ethnic minority persecuted for its Shia faith and Eurasian ancestry by Afghanistan’s majority Sunni population.

From Time

Child and juvenile burials are not uncommon in the Eurasian record, and now we have definitive evidence for not just intentional burial at 78,000 years ago in Africa, but the burial of a young child.

From Singularity Hub 

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

She repeated the brief phrases, as well as she could recall them, to a Eurasian whom she found acting as a water-carrier.

From Project Gutenberg

On a stand beside him glowed a tiny lamp, and a yellow Eurasian lad was tending him as perhaps the imps tend the damned.

From Project Gutenberg

The Nordic, from his twisted stance, had a couple of broken ribs already; the Eurasian's right ear dangled redly.

From Project Gutenberg

I met a number of Englishmen, who were very kind to me, as were some Eurasian gentlemen.

From Project Gutenberg

It is not impossible that the question may yet be raised again whether the Eurasian after all is the heir of the ages.

From Project Gutenberg