South Asian

/ˌsaʊθ ˈeɪʒən/

adjective

Of, or relating to South Asia.

Similar
Southern Asian
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Meanings

adjectiveSouth Asian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, or relating to South Asia.

    Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following the South Asian nation's worst financial crisis in decades.

    2024 September 22, Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly, “Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy”, in Reuters
nounSouth Asian (plural South Asians)

plural South Asians

  1. A native or inhabitant of South Asia.

    Synonyms: Southern Asian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA native or inhabitant of South Asia.

Similar
Southern Asian
Also see
asianindiansouthern asian

Translations

French sud-asiatique, Sud-Asiatique
  • sud-asiatiquerelating to South Asia
  • Sud-Asiatiquenative or inhabitant of South Asia
German südasiatisch
  • südasiatischrelating to South Asia
Hindi दक्षिण एशियाई, दक्षिण एशियाई
  • दक्षिण एशियाई (dakṣiṇ eśiyāī)relating to South Asia
  • दक्षिण एशियाई (dakṣiṇ eśiyāī)native or inhabitant of South Asia
Korean 남(南)아시아인
  • 남(南)아시아인 (namasiain)native or inhabitant of South Asia
Polish południowoazjatycki, Południowy Azjata
  • południowoazjatyckirelating to South Asia
  • Południowy Azjatanative or inhabitant of South Asia
  • Południowa Azjatkanative or inhabitant of South Asia
Russian южноазиа́тский, южноазиа́т
  • южноазиа́тский (južnoaziátskij)relating to South Asia
  • южноазиа́т (južnoaziát)native or inhabitant of South Asia
  • южноазиа́тка (južnoaziátka)native or inhabitant of South Asia
Spanish asiático sureño, asiano austral
  • asiático sureñorelating to South Asia
  • asiano australrelating to South Asia
  • asiático sureñonative or inhabitant of South Asia
  • asiano australnative or inhabitant of South Asia
Cite this entry
APA

South Asian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Asian

MLA

“South Asian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Asian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South Asian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Asian.

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