Definition of asian

• a native or inhabitant of Asia
• of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries"
• denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian is preferred to `Oriental"; "Asian ancestry"