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Definition von asian im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: A person from Asia; , A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, sometimes including East and Southeast Asia; A domestic cat breed similar to the Burmese; A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, East and Southeast Asia, sometimes excluding the Indian Subcontinent; Of, relating to or from Asia; A cat of this breed; (Australia), (Canada), A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, East and Southeast Asia, sometimes excluding the Indian Subcontinent; (British Africa), A person who originates from the Indian subcontinent, sometimes including East and Southeast Asia; {s} of or pertaining to Asia; {i} native or resident of Asia; Someone or something that is Asian comes from or is associated with Asia. British people use this term especially to refer to India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Americans use this term especially to refer to China, Korea, Thailand, Japan, or Vietnam. Asian music. the Asian community in San Francisco. An Asian is a person who comes from or is associated with a country or region in Asia. Many of the shops were run by Asians. Association of Southeast Asian Nations Central Asian arts East Asian arts South Asian arts Southeast Asian arts; A domestic cat breed; A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam; of or relating to, or characteristics of the continent of Asia according to physical features; 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"; relating to, or characteristic of the continent of Asia or its people; A person originating from Asia or the Asian Islands; also includes Eskimos and North American Indians; All persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Pacific Islands This category would include, for instance: China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Samoa, Indonesia, New Zealand, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent which includes all persons from Afghanistan, Nepal, Burma, India, and Pakistan; Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic; An Asiatic; of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries; of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries"; a native or inhabitant of Asia; individuals with origins from Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kampuchea, Kiribati, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Nauru, Philippines, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, U S Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Vietnam; a native or inhabitant of Asia 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"; A person having racial origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian sub-continent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, Guam, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam; asiatic
Asian Indian: A citizen of Asian descent with ancestors in India
Asian Semi-longhair: A rare domestic cat breed originating in Britain
Asian Semi-longhairs: plural form of Asian Semi-longhair
Asian bearcats: plural form of Asian bearcat
Asian black rat: An alternative term for the black rat
Asian black rats: plural form of Asian black rat
Asian dust: Dust, sand, and other particulate matter from Mongolia, northern China, and Kazakhstan blown over China, Korea, and Japan in the spring
In this case, Asian dust was transported by a downward moving low pressure and the altitude of Asian dust was below 3km.
Asian elephant: An elephant, Elephas maximus, found in Asia
Asian elephants: plural form of Asian elephant
Asian lion: A species of lion that inhabited Asia
Asian lions: plural form of Asian lion
Asian flu: {i} epidemic disease of the influenza virus that probably spread from Asia; Asian influenza; epidemic disease of influenza A in 1957-1958 that was first identified in China at the end of February 1957 (it spread to the United States by June 1957)
Asian influenza: Influenza caused by a strain of the most common influenza virus (type A), which was first isolated in China during the 1957 epidemic. Also called Asian flu
Asian tiger mosquito: A mosquito (Aeder albopictus), native to Asia and now present in parts of tropical and subtropical America, that transmits dengue and yellow fever
Asian-American: an American citizen whose family originally came from Asia
asian black grouse: a black grouse of western Asia
asian coral snake: of India
asian country: countries occupying the Asian continent
asian crocodile: estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands
asian horseshoe crab: horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia
asian influenza: influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957
asian longhorned beetle: a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States
asian russia: the Russia that is part of Asia
asian tiger mosquito: striped native of Japan thriving in United States southeast and midwest and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases
asian wild ox: genus of Asiatic wild oxen
Association of Southeast Asian Nations: association between countries in southeastern Asia which was established to promote economic cooperation peace and cultural development, ASEAN
association of southeast asian nations: an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
Asian.: A
East Asian: of, from, or pertaining to East Asia
East Asian: a person from East Asia
Pan-Asian: Covering or representing all of Asia, particularly with respect to events involving representatives of most or all Asian countries
Southeast Asian: A person from Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian: Of or pertaining to Southeast Asia
Afro-Asian: one who is of Asian or African descent
Afro-Asian: of or pertaining to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples
Anglo-Asian: An Anglo-Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain. the Anglo-Asian community. = British Asian An Anglo-Asian is someone who is Anglo-Asian. = British Asian
Asians: plural of Asian
British Asian: A British Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain. = Anglo-Asian A British Asian is someone who is British Asian. = Anglo-Asian
Central Asian arts: Literary, performing, and visual arts of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and parts of China and Russia. The term usually denotes only those traditions not influenced by the Islamic arts. Tibetan developed as a literary language from the 7th century as a result of cultural contacts with neighbouring Buddhist countries to the south, on the Indian subcontinent. Most works produced between the 7th and 13th centuries are skillful translations of Buddhist works from Sanskrit, after which a vast body of orthodox Buddhist works of purely Tibetan origin was built up. Mongolian literature began in the 13th century with chronicles of Genghis Khan and his successors, but from the late 16th century Mongolian literature was profoundly influenced by Buddhism. The variety of musical styles in Central Asia ranges from the systematically organized classical music of the Turkic peoples, to the notated religious chants of Buddhists in Tibet, to the highly varied folk music styles of the Mongols, Siberians, and numerous other ethnic groups. Two main types of performance predominate throughout Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Mongolia: those related to shamanism and those derived from Buddhism. Music performed on drums and stringed instruments accompanied shamanistic trances. The performance of Buddhist monastic dances and morality plays is also accompanied by various drums and horn instruments. The performing arts of the Turkic peoples are very different from these other traditions because of the influence of Islam. The tribes of Central Asia shared, for the most part, a "nomadic" Scytho-Altaic visual art that favoured animal and hunting motifs in objects such as belts and jewelry. Contacts with the Greco-Roman world and with India, Iran, and China also left their mark; Hellenistic influence culminated in the Kushan style of Gandhara. The most important pre-Islamic influence on Central Asia's visual arts, however, was Buddhism, which was reflected in the subject matter of sculptures and bas-reliefs. Nepal's traditions in architecture and painting were adaptations of those of India, whether the themes were Hindu or Buddhist. Buddhist religious art was gradually introduced into Tibet from the 8th century, and a distinctive Tibetan imagery was subsequently developed. See also Gandhara art; Kushan art; Scythian art
East Asian arts: Visual, literary, and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. Painting and calligraphy are considered the only true fine arts in China because they alone require no physical labour and have no physical function. Sculpture is considered to be a craft, as are bronze casting, carving, and the making of pottery, textiles, metalwork, and lacquerware. Chinese architecture is characterized by timber buildings, and a building typically consists of a platform, a post-and-lintel frame, a system of roof-supporting brackets, and a heavy, sloping roof. Japanese visual arts have been strongly influenced by three elements: Chinese visual arts, indigenous themes and traditions, and Buddhist iconography. The Hry Temple (7th century) initiated the distinctive Japanese architectural approach: asymmetrical layouts following the contours of the land. Japanese artists' fascination with abstraction from nature is most notable in screen and panel paintings of the 16th-18th centuries and the polychrome woodcut, which evolved into the popular ukiyo-e print. Among the remarkable features of Korean art might be noted the use of stone in architecture and sculpture and the development of an outstanding celadon glaze. Chinese literature has the longest continuous history of any literature in the world (more than 3,000 years). It is inextricably bound to the development of the characters of the written language it has shared with both Korea and Japan. Korean literature includes an oral tradition of ballads, legends, mask plays, puppet-show texts, and p'ansori ("story singing") texts and a strong written tradition of poetry (notably hyangga and sijo forms). Like Korean literature, Japanese literature owes a debt to Chinese, since neither country had its own written language (though Japanese syllabary systems emerged about 1000, and Korean Hangul was developed in the 15th century). The earliest Japanese literature dates to the 7th century; in addition to its several literary monuments such as The Tale of Genji, Japanese poetry (particularly in the haiku form) is known throughout the world for its exquisite delicacy. Despite a different basis for its establishment, the East Asian music system, like Western music, developed a pentatonic scale based on a 12-tone vocabulary. The preferred size of the East Asian ensemble is small, and compositions emphasize melody and rhythm over harmonics. In the related categories of East Asian dance and theatre, it is noteworthy that in the East Asian countries, music, dance, and drama are typically linked, and there is little evidence of separate evolution of form. The several forms of East Asian performing arts include both masked and unmasked dances, masked dance theatre (as in Japanese n and Korean sandae), danced processionals, dance opera (jingxi, or "Peking," and other forms of Chinese opera), shadow theatre, puppet theatre, and dialogue plays with music and dance (e.g., Japanese kabuki). See also Fujiwara style; ikebana; Jgan style paper folding; scroll painting; shinden-zukuri; shoin-zukuri; sukiya style; Tempy style; Tori style; as well as individual artists such as Bash; Bo Juyi; Du Fu; Hiroshige Ando; Lu Xun; Murasaki Shikibu
South Asian arts: Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and dramatic arts. The Ramayana is often considered the first work in the kavya poetic style; kavya compositions must convey different rasa (sentiments) and also induce the appropriate rasa in the audience. The Dravidian languages of the south, including Tamil and Telegu, provided some enduring works, particularly the devotional poems of the Tamil Alvars and Nayannars from the 7th through the 9th century. The introduction of Persian by Muslim conquerors led to the development of Urdu. Following in the Persian tradition, Urdu poets particularly favoured the ghazal, a love poem of great metric and rhythmic subtlety. The Nanya-Nastra established the rules for classical dance and drama, the most popular form of which was the nanaka, or heroic tale. From the 14th century onward the nanaka lost ground to popular folk theatre, but elements of classical drama persist. Dance traditionally requires musical accompaniment, though players and vocalists take their lead from the rhythm of the dancers' feet and not vice versa. Central to South Asian music is the concept of modes known as raga. Rhythm in South Asian music, like the construction of scales, is additive. The music is basically monodic, consisting essentially of a single melody against a drone, though the drum part may virtually constitute another voice. Music is generally for entertainment, but it is nevertheless closely linked to Hinduism. Northern India's most characteristic structure, a temple with a heavily decorated tower, reached its stylistic height in the 7th-11th centuries. The extension of Islam into India in the 11th and 12th centuries introduced typical Muslim architectural forms (e.g., the dome and pointed arch) and decoration. Such masterworks as the Taj Mahal resulted from the rule of the Muslim Mughal dynasty in the 16th-18th centuries. Traditionally, visual artists produced works for patrons, and sacred written canons guided their works' proportions, iconography, and other artistic considerations. Since early in the region's history, wall paintings and miniatures painted on palm leaves or paper were prominent, but sculpture was the favoured medium. Sculptures were largely religious and essentially symbolic and abstract. Works displaying Hindu and Buddhist imagery flourished in the Golden Age of India in the 4th-5th centuries. Islamic influences were incorporated into traditional styles after the Muslim invasions of the 12th century. At the end of the 19th century, rising Indian nationalism led to a conscious revival of native arts traditions, though more recently artists have assimilated elements of European art styles. See also bharata natya; Gandhara art; Mathura art; Mughal architecture; sitar; tabla; and such individual artists as Satyajit Ray; Salman Rushdie; Ravi Shankar; Rabindranath Tagore
Southeast Asian arts: Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The "classical" literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of Cambodia and Indonesia; the region of Burma where Pali, a dialect related to Sanskrit, was used as a literary and religious language; and the Chinese region of Vietnam. The Mahabharata, Ramayana, Jatakas, and local legendary tales are expounded in the performing arts of the region. Dance techniques of the region minimize the mudras (gestures) of Indian classicism to emphasize grace of movement over theme. Regional variations of temple and court dance vie with local developments. Numerous theatrical forms are vehicles for social criticism; most remarkable is wayang, or shadow play, in which puppetry has been fused with dance and drama in a unique form of entertainment. Music is generally coordinated with the dramatic arts, resulting in great rhythmic but slight melodic content. The earliest visual arts of the region were wood carvings featuring supernatural and animal imagery developed and shared by the various tribal peoples. A second tradition emerged after Indian artists and artisans followed traders to Southeast Asia in the first centuries AD. Within a short time, Southeast Asians were producing their own distinctive local versions of Indian styles, sometimes rivaling Indian artists with their skill, finesse, and invention on a colossal scale. With the introduction of Hinduism and Buddhism, temple building, sculpture, and painting flourished from the 1st through the 13th century. The Indian royal temple, which dominated Southeast Asian culture, typically stood on a terraced plinth, upon which towered shrines could multiply. About AD 800 the Cambodian king Jayavarman II built a brick mountain for a temple group. This plan was furthered when foundations were laid for Angkor, a scheme based on a grid of reservoirs and canals. Successive kings built more temple mountains there, culminating in Angkor Wat. Among Southeast Asia's most impressive sites is the city of Pagan in Burma, with many brick and stucco Buddhist temples and stupas built 1056-1287
afro-asian: of or relating to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples; "Afro-Asian population
the Asian Tigers: developing nations in Asia