"Asiaphobic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Asiaphobic [comparative], most Asiaphobic [superlative]
Etymology: From Asia + -phobic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Asia|phobic}} Asia + -phobic Head templates: {{en-adj}} Asiaphobic (comparative more Asiaphobic, superlative most Asiaphobic)
  1. (rare) Having a fear or loathing of Asian people. Tags: rare
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          "ref": "2007, Michael Wesley, The Howard Paradox: Australian Diplomacy in Asia, 1996-2006:",
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