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Asian people [1] (or Asians, sometimes referred to as Asiatic people) [2] are the people of Asia. The term may also refer to their descendants. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, an Asian is “a person of Asian descent”. [3] Meanings by region. Anglophone Africa and Caribbean.
- Ethnic Groups in Asia
In terms of Asian people, there is an abundance of ethnic...
- South Asian Ethnic Groups
South Asian ethnic groups are an ethnolinguistic grouping of...
- East Asian people
East Asian people (East Asians or Northeast Asians) are the...
- Ethnic Groups in Asia
Aug 21, 2021 · The number of people who identify as Asian in the United States nearly tripled in the past three decades, and Asians are now the fastest-growing of the nation’s four largest racial and ethnic...
Tai, peoples of mainland Southeast Asia, including the Thai, or Siamese (in central and southern Thailand), the Lao (in Laos and northern Thailand), the Shan (in northeast Myanmar [Burma]), the Lü (primarily... Persian. Persian, predominant ethnic group of Iran (formerly known as Persia).
The development of modern forms of political administration among Asian states has produced some distinctive regional patterns. The Soviet Union was the first state to organize administrative districts on an ethnolinguistic basis; some 100 separate ethnic groups were officially recognized during the Soviet period, with about 60 occupying ethnic territories with administrative status at major ...
Oct 19, 2023 · Asia is the largest of the world’s continents, covering approximately 30 percent of the Earth’s land area. It is also the world’s most populous continent, with roughly 60 percent of the total population. The geographic term “Asia” was originally used by ancient Greeks to describe the civilizations east of their empire.
