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 South Asian country is also facing the risk of El Niño this year. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Guests are invited to wear traditional South Asian attire, including sarees, salwar kameezes, lehenga cholis and kurtas. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 July 2026

The weather office in the South Asian nation's capital, Dhaka, forecast more rain in the coming days. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

As morning rain gave way to a humid afternoon in Jammu, India, the city’s historic train station came to life with the familiar bustle of a South Asian transit hub. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 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