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My father in the film - which we probably haven't seen in previous movies, and in British Asian movies you could probably count on one hand - he says exactly why, actually why he's frightened for his daughter. He came to this country, England, and had a bit of a crappy time.
Parminder Nagra

Meaning of "British Asian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRITISH ASIAN

British Asian  [ˈbrɪtɪʃ ˈeɪʒən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRITISH ASIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
British Asian is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BRITISH ASIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

British Asian

British Asian

Note ^ 2011 Census data except Scotland 2001 Census) 7,829 (0.4%) (2011) Languages Primary language: English Ancestral languages: Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Sylheti, Telugu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kutchi, Marathi, Potwari, Nepali and others Religion Chiefly Muslim, Hindu or Sikh Christian, Jain and Buddhist minorities British Asians are British citizens of South Asian descent, also known as South Asians in the United Kingdom, Asian British people or Asian Britons. In British English usage, the term 'Asian' usually does not include East Asians, North Asians, or Southeast Asians. Prior to the formation of the United Kingdom, immigration of South Asians to England began with the arrival of the East India Company to the Indian subcontinent. This continued during the British Raj and increased in volume after the independence of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh from British rule, chiefly for education and economic pursuits.

Definition of British Asian in the English dictionary

The definition of British Asian in the dictionary is relating to people originating from Asia, specifically from the Indian subcontinent, who are now British citizens or domiciled in the UK.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRITISH ASIAN


abrasion
əˈbreɪʒən
Anglo-Asian
ˌæŋɡləʊˈeɪʒən
corrasion
kəˈreɪʒən
decision
dɪˈsɪʒən
dermabrasion
ˌdɜːməˈbreɪʒən
dissuasion
dɪˈsweɪʒən
equation
ɪˈkweɪʒən
erasion
ɪˈreɪʒən
evasion
ɪˈveɪʒən
inequation
ˌɪnɪˈkweɪʒən
invasion
ɪnˈveɪʒən
microdermabrasion
ˌmaɪkrəuˌdɜːməˈbreɪʒən
mispersuasion
ˌmɪspəˈsweɪʒən
occasion
əˈkeɪʒən
overpersuasion
ˌəʊvəpəˈsweɪʒən
persuasion
pəˈsweɪʒən
pervasion
pɜːˈveɪʒən
preinvasion
ˌpriːɪnˈveɪʒən
reinvasion
ˌriːɪnˈveɪʒən
suasion
ˈsweɪʒən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRITISH ASIAN

British Airports Authority
British and Irish Lions
British Antarctic Territory
British Association screw thread
British Broadcasting Corporation
British Cameroons
British Civil Airworthiness Requirements
British Columbia
British Columbian
British Commonwealth of Nations
British Council
British disease
British East Africa
British Empire
British Guiana
British Honduras
British India
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Isles
British Israelite

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRITISH ASIAN

Afro-Asian
Asian
Australasian
Bayesian
Belarusian
Caucasian
Central Asian
Eurasian
Frisian
Gaussian
Indonesian
Malaysian
Ossian
Pan-Asian
Parisian
Persian
Polynesian
Russian
Southeast Asian
Tunisian

Synonyms and antonyms of British Asian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «British Asian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRITISH ASIAN

Find out the translation of British Asian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of British Asian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «British Asian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

英国亚洲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

British Asian
570 millions of speakers

English

British Asian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्रिटिश एशियाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البريطانية آسيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Британский Азии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

britânica Asian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্রিটিশ এশিয়ান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

asiatique Britannique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

British Asian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

britisch-asiatischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

英国アジア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영국 아시아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong Asia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Châu Á Anh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரிட்டிஷ் ஆசிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रिटिश आशियाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

İngiliz Asyalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

britannico asiatico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Brytyjska Azji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

британський Азії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

britanic din Asia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Βρετανοί Ασίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Britse Asiatiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Brittiskt asiatisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

British Asian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of British Asian

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRITISH ASIAN»

The term «British Asian» is regularly used and occupies the 84.535 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRITISH ASIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «British Asian» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «British Asian» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about British Asian

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «BRITISH ASIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word British Asian.
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Parminder Nagra
My father in the film - which we probably haven't seen in previous movies, and in British Asian movies you could probably count on one hand - he says exactly why, actually why he's frightened for his daughter. He came to this country, England, and had a bit of a crappy time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRITISH ASIAN»

Discover the use of British Asian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to British Asian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Race and Antiracism in Black British and British Asian ...
These authors range from the well known to the critically neglected: works by Monica Ali, Nadeem Aslam, Fred D’Aguiar, Ferdinand Dennis, Hanif Kureishi, Gautam Malkani, Caryl Phillips, Mike Phillips, Zadie Smith, and Meera Syal are ...
Dave Gunning, 2012
2
British Asian Fiction: Framing the Contemporary
In this outstanding collection of essays, editors Neil Murphy and Wai-chew Sim seek not so much to demarcate the field of British Asian fiction, but to offer due acknowledgment of the artistic merit of the works of selected authors and ...
Neil Murphy, Wai-chew Sim, 2008
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British Asian Muslim Women, Multiple Spatialities and ...
This book demonstrates how Muslim women living in Britain of South Asian origin connect with numerous spaces such as religious, virtual, political, and creative spheres and argues that they need to be understood in cosmopolitan and humane ...
Fazila Bhimji, 2012
4
Coping with Two Cultures: British Asian and Indo-Canadian ...
This book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the issues and concerns of the second-generation Asian young people living in Britain and Canada.
Paul Avtar Singh Ghuman, 1993
5
Too Asian, Not Asian Enough: An anthology of new British ...
"An anthology with attitude: introducing the new generation of British Asian writing.
Khavita Bhanot, 2011
6
British Asian Style: Fashion and Textiles/Past and Present
South Asian textiles have shaped British fashion and dress for centuries. 'British Asian Style' looks at the ongoing importance of South Asian textiles to British fashion and culture.
Christopher Breward, Philip Crang, Rosemary Crill, 2010
7
Continuing to Think : the British Asian Girl: An Exploratory ...
Many British Asian girls are well-motivated, intelligent students who wish to continue their education to reach satisfying careers.
Barrie Wade, Pamela Souter, 1992
8
Balti Britain: A Provocative Journey Through Asian Britain
Sardar travels to Asian communities throughout the UK to tell the history of Asians in Britain - from the arrival of the first Indian in 1614, to the young extremists in Walthamstow mosque in 2006.
Ziauddin Sardar, 2012
9
Citizens of this Country: The Asian-British
Many white British believe that Asian families are likely to experience critical conflicts as their young people grow to adult-hood in a new and different society: what do parents and young people in the families themselves think about this ...
Mary Stopes-Roe, Raymond Cochrane, 1990
10
British Asian Fiction: Twenty-first Century Voices
This text focuses solely on the writing of British writers of South Asian descent born or raised in Britain.
Sara Upstone, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRITISH ASIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term British Asian is used in the context of the following news items.
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After the London bombings on 7 July I became a 'British Muslim …
... of us, yet with my friends I was free to be the individual I wanted. Before 7/7 my identity was British Asian, a term which sounds outdated now. «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Zayn Malik and Naughty Boy to launch 'Zaughty'?
The Sun reported the handsome British Asian singer has filed for 'Zaughty' to be a trademark term – an obvious collaboration with music ... «DESIblitz, Jul 15»
3
'I welcomed Cameron into my home, but his talk on British Muslims …
Cameron's thank you note was an article in the Guardian, enthusing about the “British Asian way of life”. He wrote: “I found myself thinking that it ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Anjalee & Arjun Kapoor Launch in East Shopping Centre, London
... to expanding the Anjalee & Arjun Kapoor brand internationally, and introducing fashion straight from the catwalks in India to the British Asian ... «Bollywood Spice, Jul 15»
5
Sara Khan enters Woman's Hour Power List 2015
British Asian women's rights campaigner, Sara Khan, is the only Asian ranked on BBC Radio 4's 'Woman's Hour 2015 Power List: Influencers'. «DESIblitz, Jul 15»
6
Princess Beatrice joins Naomie Harris at NSPCC Art Gala in Chelsea
I am very glad to say that my British Asian Trust is also committed to assisting this work; they have offered Elephant Family the dedicated ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
A day at the movies
It turned out that Seth, a member of the British Asian Trust, had been invited to the super-exclusive Elephant Family auction that was organised ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»
8
Bend It Like Beckham: The Musical by Gurinder Chadha
“The musical is something that I want the British Asian community to come and see, because there's something for the grandparents to the ... «DESIblitz, Jul 15»
9
The myth of segregated Britain
Little Horton…is 57 percent British Asian, overwhelmingly of Pakistani origin, compared with just under 20 percent in Bradford as a whole.”. «Socialist Worker, Jun 15»
10
Anjalee and Arjun Kapoor new store launched at East Shopping …
... the Anjalee & Arjun Kapoor brand internationally, and introducing fashion straight from the catwalks in India to the British Asian market.”. «Asian Image, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. British Asian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/british-asian>. May 2024 ».
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