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

Recent Examples on the Web

Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl who last year fled from his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo to the hard streets of Manhattan, died in February after colliding with a building on the Upper West Side. —Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024

This material is so valuable that, hundreds of years ago, it was traded across the ancient world, shipped via a Eurasian network of paths known as the Silk Road. —Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024

An ambling Eurasian badger appears to glance up at badger graffiti on a quiet road in St Leonards-on-Sea, England. —Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024

After the beloved Eurasian owl Flaco was found dead with rat poison in his system, animal advocates called for rat birth control as a more humane way to control the city’s rat population. —Clio Chang, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Eurasian

adjective

Eur·​asian yu̇-ˈrā-zhən 

-shən

1

: of or relating to Eurasia

2

: of mixed European and Asian origin

Eurasian noun