"Asiatic" meaning in English

See Asiatic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /eɪʒiˈætɪk/ (note: most commonly), /eɪʃiˈætɪk/ (note: most commonly), /eɪsiˈætɪk/ (note: most commonly), /eɪziˈætɪk/ (note: most commonly) Forms: more Asiatic [comparative], most Asiatic [superlative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin āsiāticus; equivalent to Asia + -atic. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|āsiāticus}} Learned borrowing from Latin āsiāticus, {{af|en|Asia|-atic}} Asia + -atic Head templates: {{en-adj}} Asiatic (comparative more Asiatic, superlative most Asiatic)
  1. (dated) Asian. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-Asiatic-en-adj-AY~2QtF2
  2. (military, slang) Eccentric or crazy as a result of spending a long time in the Far East. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-Asiatic-en-adj-en:crazy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -atic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 74 1 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -atic: 0 80 3 17 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /eɪʒiˈætɪk/ (note: most commonly), /eɪʃiˈætɪk/ (note: most commonly), /eɪsiˈætɪk/ (note: most commonly), /eɪziˈætɪk/ (note: most commonly) Forms: Asiatics [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin āsiāticus; equivalent to Asia + -atic. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|āsiāticus}} Learned borrowing from Latin āsiāticus, {{af|en|Asia|-atic}} Asia + -atic Head templates: {{en-noun}} Asiatic (plural Asiatics)
  1. (dated, now sometimes offensive) An Asian. Tags: dated, offensive, sometimes
    Sense id: en-Asiatic-en-noun-f1ErsMBy
  2. (Egyptology) One of the people of ancient Canaan, Syria, or Mesopotamia; a Semite. Categories (topical): Ancient Egypt
    Sense id: en-Asiatic-en-noun-rirfmEV4 Topics: Egyptology, history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Asian

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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