aziāts

Latvian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from German Asiate (“Asian”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

aziāts m (1st declension, feminine form: aziāte)

  1. an Asian man, a man born in Asia or of Asian descent
    es neesmu aziāts ― I am not Asian
    aziāti Latvijā ― Asians in Latvia
  2. (genitive plural) Asian; pertaining to Asia and its peoples
    aziātu izcelsmes amerikānis ― an American of Asian descent
    aziātu sporta veids ― an Asian kind of sport
    aziātu meitene ― Asian girl

Declension

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