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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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.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2024
On conventional maps, trade routes spanning the Eurasian continent were assumed to avoid the mountains of Central Asia.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
On conventional maps of the Silk Road, trade routes spanning the Eurasian continent tend to avoid the mountains of Central Asia as much as possible.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024
The missing lynx In 1988, the Environment Conservation and Management Division of the Council of Europe commissioned the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), which includes the Balkan subspecies.
—Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2024
On conventional maps, trade routes spanning the Eurasian continent were assumed to avoid the mountains of Central Asia.
—Hannah Peart, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
On conventional maps of the Silk Road, trade routes spanning the Eurasian continent tend to avoid the mountains of Central Asia as much as possible.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024
The missing lynx In 1988, the Environment Conservation and Management Division of the Council of Europe commissioned the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), which includes the Balkan subspecies.
—Emily Soreghan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Eurasian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Eurasian. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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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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