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antiyellow en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + yellow.

Meanings

1. Opposing the Chinese.
   • My grandfather protested antiyellow laws designed to prevent him from owning his own farm, an act I would not have considered taking even thirty years ago, much less in the climate of the country sixty-five years ago. 1993, Kathleen Aguero, Daily fare: essays from the multicultural experience, page 176:
   • A lone champion of the Chinese American real, she fought the rampant stereotype and antiyellow racism that were encouraging the passage of exclusion laws. 2005, Kent A. Ono, A companion to Asian American studies, page 143:

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