South Asian

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adjective

: of, relating to, or characteristic of South Asia (a region of indefinite boundaries usually thought of as including all or some of the following countries: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Maldives) or its people

South Asian

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noun

plural South Asians

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: a native or inhabitant of South Asia

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: a person of South Asian descent

Examples of South Asian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The strikes marked a sharp escalation in fighting between the two South Asian countries and risked further complicating international efforts to ease tensions between Islamabad and Kabul. — Munir Ahmed, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026

For more than 20 years, the nonprofit Tasveer has worked to give South Asian storytellers a platform in film, art and other media. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Those of South Asian descent are often seen as having been brought over by the British, while the Chinese are viewed with suspicion due to China’s political interference in Myanmar. — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

Most of the students were darkly complected and apparently of South Asian heritage. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1821, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1854, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for South Asian

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