Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: asiatic
IPA transcription: [,eɪʒi'ætɪk]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
    Meaning: of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
    Meaning: a native or inhabitant of Asia
Usage examples
  • The truth of the matter was that the New Asiatic Bank was over-staffed.
  • Mike found himself, by degrees, growing quite attached to the New Asiatic Bank.
  • It is generally believed that the Aborigines of the American continent have an Asiatic origin.
  • Then there was no doubt that it was an interesting little community, that of the New Asiatic Bank.
  • The employees of the New Asiatic Bank, having plenty of time on their hands, were able to retain their individuality.
  • The country develops into an undulating plateau, which is under general cultivation, as cultivation goes in Asiatic Turkey.
  • Mike, except for a fortnight at the beginning of his career in the New Asiatic Bank, had not had to stand the test of sunshine.
  • May we not expect the same result at the commencement of Asiatic cholera, and thus arrest the further development of the disease?
  • We are accustomed to the thought that in an Asiatic despotism a worker beginning a task is uncertain whether he will reap the reward, as public officials may at any moment seize upon the fruits of his labor.
  • Before a year had passed a band of great Asiatic nobles entered into a conspiracy to overturn Michael, and replace him by Isaac Comnenus, the chief of one of the ancient Cappadocian houses, and the most popular general of the East.