amerasian
/ˌæm.əˈɹeɪ.ʒən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.35 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I am an Amerasian, why am I not allowed to stay here legally? Why do you try to keep me out, why do you discriminate against me?"
- "By contrast, the average age of the Amerasian AHA immigrant arriving in America was seventeen – about one year younger than the average age of U.S. servicemen in Vietnam during the war."
- "The Amerasian's spouse and minor, unmarried children are eligible to immigrate along with him or her."
- "Keane's speeches have not reduced the number of Amerasian births, but a decade of sleuthing has helped nearly 600 Amerasian orphans find new homes in the United States."
- "In the mid-1960s, a letter arrives from his Amerasian son, now twelve years old and victimized by poverty […]"
- "Interestingly, however (and fortunately for the children), Amerasian parentage held virtually no stigma in the Philippines, in contrast to the situation in other Asian nations such as Korea, Japan, and Vietnam […]"