Collocations for "Asian"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "Asian" in context.
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Asian
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- the Asian continent
- in the Asian [Pacific, Rim]
- an Asian [country, language, culture]
- is a [Central, Southeast] Asian country
- [cook, love] Asian food
- is an Asian [American]
- an Asian-American [woman, man, student, employee]
- an Asian student [club, association, organization]
- listen to Asian music
- the Asian people
- has a degree in Asian studies
- Asian [art, tradition]
- [feed, ride on, see] an Asian elephant
- the Asian [league, championship, final]
- sexually explicit: loves Asian [men, women, girls]
- sexually explicit: has an Asian fetish
- the number of Asians in the world
- is [dating, seeing, married to] an Asian
- Her [husband] is Asian.
- am [grateful to, blameful of, attracted to] Asians
- prefers to be called an "Asian" rather than an "Oriental"
- Asians from many [countries, cultures]
- [welcoming, disrespectful, fair, unkind, open] towards Asians
- integration of Asians in [American] society
'Asian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):