Asiaticism

== English == === Etymology === From Asiatic +‎ -ism. === Noun === Asiaticism (countable and uncountable, plural Asiaticisms) (dated, countable) Something peculiar to Asia or Asians. (dated, uncountable) Manners similar to those ascribed to Asians. ==== Usage notes ==== Asiaticism has often been used in a derogatory fashion, and as with Asiatic (noun) it may now be considered offensive. === Further reading === “Asiaticism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.