Eurasian

Spanning the Urals

Eurasian describes something of or relating to both Europe and Asia, the landmass they share, or the peoples and cultures spanning both continents.

As a noun, a Eurasian is a person of mixed European and Asian ancestry: Her Eurasian heritage gave her connections to both worlds.

The Eurasian continent stretches from Portugal to Japan.

ethnic

mixed-race

Of multiple ancestries

multicultural · identity · mestizo · dual · blended · interracial · half · multiethnic · lineage · parentage

geographic

continental

Of a continent

Ural · Bosphorus · crossroads · intercontinental · steppe · Silk Road · overland · heartland · corridor · gateway

ecological

tectonic

Of crustal forces

  • plateFlat dish for food
  • floraPlants of a region
  • faunaAnimal life collectively

wildlife · migration · species · habitat · biodiversity · ecosystem · climate · temperate · boreal · taiga

geopolitical

integration

Combining into a whole

bloc · partnership · treaty · trade · diplomacy · NATO · ASEAN · economic · corridor · infrastructure

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continental/geographic scope

EurasianNew World

Western Hemisphere landmasses

American · African · Australian · Oceanian · North American

ethnic/ancestral purity

Eurasianpure-blooded

Of unmixed descent

unmixed · European · Asian · full-blooded · homogeneous

biogeographic region

EurasianNeotropical

New World tropics region

Australasian · New World · endemic · native American · Indo-Pacific

Family

Eurasia

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