Meanings
proper noun
- A hypothetical superfamily of languages proposed by Joseph Greenberg that groups together several language families of Europe, Asia, and North America, namely Etruscan, Indo-European, Uralic-Yukaghir, Altaic, Korean-Japanese-Ainu, Nivkh, Chukotian and Eskimo-Aleut.
adjectiveEurasiatic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the Eurasiatic group of languages.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of Eurasian.
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nounSynonym of Eurasian.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectiverelating to, or coming from, Europe and Asia
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Origin
Attested since 1863.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Eurasiatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurasiatic
MLA
“Eurasiatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurasiatic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eurasiatic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurasiatic.
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