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]
^United States National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings. 2004. November 17, 2006.Nlm.nih.govArchived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine: Asian Continental Ancestry Group is also used for categorical purposes.
^"Definition of ASIAN". www.merriam-webster.com. December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.