euro-asian
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of Eurasian.
noun
Alternative form of Eurasian.
Example Sentences
- "The peninsula of Arabia is repeated in the Iberian peninsula; Asia Minor and Persia in France; India in Italy; Burma, Siam, Anam, and the Eastern Archipelago in Turkey, Greece, and the Grecian Archipelago; and the Chinese Empire in Russia; while Japan is placed on the east of the Euro-Asian continent symmetrically with the British Isles on the west."
- "Probably the most interesting claim for the hereditary study of our species was published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology in 1927 by a Russian named Manoilov, who reported that a series of simple chemicals added to a sample could distinguish Russian blood from Jewish blood. Following this, Poliakowa (1927) reported that Manoilov’s test permitted her to distinguish among the bloods of various Euro-Asian countries."
- "Although evidence of personal ornaments is lacking, it seems likely that Paleoindians wore bone toggles, buttons, or other sewn-on ornaments common in the European Paleolithic. We can be sure that the Euro-Asian women and men who walked or paddled into America brought with them the mythology, music, dances, and religious practices of their forebears."
- "The colored community is comparatively small and traces its origin for the most part to the days of the pioneers. It consists of Euro-Africans, some Euro-Asians and a few Asio-Africans."
- "In some circumstances, children of mixed parentage form their own subsociety, as is true in India and adjacent countries where there are fairly large groups of Euro-Asians."
- "Between the extreme poles of the white versus non-white spectrum, a layer had crystallized which, during the process of socio-economic transition, had increased considerably in number and possessed a multi-ethnic identity. It was a minority pallet that consisted not only of Euro-Asians, but also Chinese and ‘Foreign Orientals’ (of Arab, Lebanese or Indian origin)."