ashram
— Noun
– English
~ (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus
Ashton
— Noun
– English
~ British choreographer (1906-1988)
Ashtoreth
— Noun
– English
~ an ancient Phoenician goddess of love and fertility; the Phoenician counterpart to Ishtar
ashtray
— Noun
– English
~ a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
Ashur
— Noun
– English
~ an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
Ashur
— Noun
– English
~ chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar
Ashurbanipal
— Noun
– English
~ king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC)
Asia
— Noun
– English
~ the nations of the Asian continent collectively
asia
— Noun
– English
~ the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
afro-asian
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples; "Afro-Asian population"
Asian
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries"
Asian American
— Noun
– English
~ an American who is of Asian descent
asian
— Noun
– English
~ a native or inhabitant of Asia
Asiatic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries"
Afro-Asiatic
— Noun
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~ a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
asiatic
— Noun
– English
~ a native or inhabitant of Asia
aside
— Adverb
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~ on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered"
aside
— Adverb
– English
~ in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
aside
— Adverb
– English
~ placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing"