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

Recent Examples on the Web

Samson was accompanied by Christopher Anderson, the director of the office of European and Eurasian Affairs under the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, plus a representative of the US embassy in Paris. —Ben Smith, semafor.com, 22 June 2025

See rare sight In Poland’s Owl Mountains, a trail camera captured a Eurasian griffon vulture, a rare sighting for the area. —Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025

Both are peninsulas jutting off the Eurasian landmass. —Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 6 June 2025

Matt Trevelyan walked 53 miles in total along a route called the Nidderdale Way—all while wearing a handmade outfit designed to look like a Eurasian curlew, the largest wading bird in Europe. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Eurasian

• abrasion
• caucasian
• equation
• evasion
• invasion
• occasion
• persuasion
• asian
• suasion
• athanasian

Kids Definition

Eurasian

adjective

Eur·​asian yu̇-ˈrā-zhən 

-shən

1

: of or relating to Eurasia

2

: of mixed European and Asian origin

Eurasian noun