Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Asian \A"sian\, a. [L. Asianus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, L. Asia.]
   Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. ``Asian princes.'' --Jer.
   Taylor. -- n. An Asiatic.

Source : WordNet®

Asian
     n : a native or inhabitant of Asia [syn: {Asiatic}]

Asian
     adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples
            of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian
            countries" [syn: {Asiatic}]
     2: denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region
        including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far
        as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental
        politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian ancestry
        the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'"; "Asian
        ancestry" [syn: {oriental}]