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

Growing with it is a large South Asian population in Cary and Morrisville. — Shindy Chen, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

The South Asian street food is usually savory, but Cho has transformed it into a sweet treat with hazelnut praline and dark chocolate milk. — Connie Ogle july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Her family eventually settled in Burlington, Massachusetts, where an influx of East and South Asian engineers was reshaping the mostly white suburb. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

His position is no different from that of his counterparts in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, other South Asian nations which also faced Gen Z revolts that saw the exit of the existing order. — Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 27 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