___ flu (5 letters)

{ Answer }

ASIAN

{ Related Clues }

___-American
Meccawee, for one
From the Orient
Oriental
Pakistani, for one
Thai, for one
Tibetan, for one
Afghan or Thai
Burmese or Thai
Chinese or Indian
From east of the Urals
Flu type
Flu variety
Hyphenate with American
Iraqi or Thai
Kind of flu
Laotian or Cambodian
Like Filipinos
Like tigers
Meccawee, e.g.
Mongol, e.g.
Nepalese, e.g.
Oriental or Arabian
Pakistani, e.g.
Tet celebrator
Thai or Ainu
Thai or Burmese
Type of flu
Vietnamese or Thai
Broad style of cuisine
___ Games (quadrennial event)
Like most Turks
Like some elephants
Like tigers and yaks
Like yaks and mynas
Man of Manchuria, e.g.
Native of Kuala Lumpur
Vietnamese-American, e.g.
His Monday is our Sunday
Like 30% of the world's landmass
Like bird flu, originally
Like about 60% of the world's population
Like some elephants and all tigers

{ Tags }

american, asian, chinese, eg, elephants, flu, his, kind, like, man, manchuria, meccawee, monday, our, pakistani, some, sunday, thai, tigers, type, variety

{ Notes }

The answer ASIAN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ASIAN as a noun:

1. (Asian, Asiatic) = a native or inhabitant of Asia

ASIAN as an adjective:

1. (Asian, Asiatic) = of or relating to or characteristic of Asia or the peoples of Asia or their languages or culture; "Asian countries"

2. (Asian, oriental) = denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian' is preferred to `Oriental'"; "Asian ancestry"