Eurasian
adjective
Eur·asian
yu̇r-ˈā-zhən 
-shən,
yər-
1
: of a mixed European and Asian origin
2
: of or relating to Europe and Asia
Eurasian
noun
Examples of Eurasian in a Sentence
a Eurasian species of bird
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Around 45 million years ago, the Indian tectonic plate collided with the Eurasian plate before the former started to descend beneath the latter.
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Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
Myanmar is in one of the world’s most seismically active regions, where the Eurasian and Indian plates of the Earth’s crust grind against each other.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Washington had to deploy its forces on the periphery of its Eurasian adversaries to deter attacks on its allies and defend them if war occurred.
—Stephen Peter Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Tehran also fears a possible repeal of Section 907 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act, FSA, HR 282, also known as the Freedom Support Act.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
Myanmar is in one of the world’s most seismically active regions, where the Eurasian and Indian plates of the Earth’s crust grind against each other.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Washington had to deploy its forces on the periphery of its Eurasian adversaries to deter attacks on its allies and defend them if war occurred.
—Stephen Peter Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Tehran also fears a possible repeal of Section 907 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act, FSA, HR 282, also known as the Freedom Support Act.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Eurasian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Eurasian. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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Eurasian
adjective
Eur·asian
yu̇-ˈrā-zhən
-shən
1
: of or relating to Eurasia
2
: of mixed European and Asian origin
Eurasian
noun
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