asiatic

«asiatic» in Mova's school dictionary: From Asia, used mostly in the names of animals and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (Asiatic)

meaning for a pupil

1) From Asia, used mostly in the names of animals and plants, such as the Asiatic lion or the Asiatic black bear. tree →

2) (old-fashioned, can offend) Of people: Asian. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons «Asiatic» appears in names of animals, like the Asiatic lion that lives in India. For people, today we say «Asian»; «Asiatic» about people is old-fashioned and many find it offensive. Phrases: «Asiatic lion», «Asiatic black bear», «Asiatic cheetah».

examples

• The Asiatic lion lives only in one forest in India. tree →
• The Asiatic black bear has a white V on its chest. tree →
• Asiatic cheetahs are very rare. tree →
• Asiatic lions are a little smaller than African lions. tree →
• Old books sometimes call people «Asiatic», but we say «Asian» now. tree →

note

Capital A. Use «Asian» for people. The word survives mainly in species names.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «asiatic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.