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In natural English speech, "asian" appears in contexts such as: "And it's such a great timing because in light of the Dewali and in light of the season, I thought we'd start off with, being a fellow South Asian, what does the Dewali mean to you. And how do you celebrate it?". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

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And it's such a great timing because in light of the Dewali and in light of the season, I thought we'd start off with, being a fellow South

Asian, what does the Dewali mean to you.

And how do you celebrate it?

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noun

A person from the continent of Asia, or a descendant thereof - especially:

“Hate crimes and attacks on Asians have captured the local news and the national attention since 2020, producing a stream of content that showed innocent people being attacked and belittled in never-ending variations on the same violent theme.”

Synonyms:east asian oriental oriental asian chinese

noun

A person from the continent of Asia, or a descendant thereof - especially:

“We call upon you to be ready to take over from the non-citizens who are leaving the country. As you are aware, I, on Wednesday the 9th August, 1972, signed a Decree revoking with effect from that date, all entry permits and certificates of residence which had been granted to British citizens of Asian origin and the nationals of India, Pakistan and Bangla Desh. They were, however, permitted to stay in Uganda for a period of 90 days from that day [...]”

adjective

Of, relating to or from Asia.

“There are white, black, Asian and Chinese Britons, just as there are any number of different sorts of Americans.”

Synonyms:asiatic

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