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Definition of Yellow peril
1. Noun. The threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples.
Definition of Yellow peril
1. Noun. (derogatory racially offensive sometimes capitalized) The alleged threat to Western nations by East Asians, especially Chinese or Japanese people, due to their vast population, non-Western cultures, or supposed antagonism to the West. ¹
2. Noun. (derogatory racially offensive sometimes capitalized) East Asian nations or peoples, conceived as threatening. ¹
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