Eurasian
adjective
Eur·asian
yu̇r-ˈā-zhən 
-shən,
yər-
1
: of a mixed European and Asian origin
2
: of or relating to Europe and Asia
Eurasian
noun
Examples of Eurasian in a Sentence
a Eurasian species of bird
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However, some dogs from the Middle East and Africa also carry DNA from southwest Eurasian wolves, suggesting either multiple domestication events or genetic mixing with local wolf populations.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Hosting the once sleepy regional economic and security body, Chinese leader Xi Jinping clasped hands with Russia President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and met with 18 other leaders from across the Eurasian continent.
—Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
Russian power is limited to establishing a Eurasian sphere of influence across its former Soviet republics and disrupting liberal democracies.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Some genetic studies suggest that the American lion diverged from the Eurasian cave lion lineage about 340,000 years ago, forming a unique North American branch of the lion family tree.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Hosting the once sleepy regional economic and security body, Chinese leader Xi Jinping clasped hands with Russia President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and met with 18 other leaders from across the Eurasian continent.
—Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
Russian power is limited to establishing a Eurasian sphere of influence across its former Soviet republics and disrupting liberal democracies.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
Some genetic studies suggest that the American lion diverged from the Eurasian cave lion lineage about 340,000 years ago, forming a unique North American branch of the lion family tree.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Eurasian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Eurasian. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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Eurasian
adjective
Eur·asian
yu̇-ˈrā-zhən
-shən
1
: of or relating to Eurasia
2
: of mixed European and Asian origin
Eurasian
noun
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