Asia Definition

āzhə

pronoun

A continent located east of Europe, west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.

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(historical) A province of the Roman Empire located in what is now western Turkey.

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A female given name of modern usage, from the continent.

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abbreviation

(Internet) An Internet top-level domain intended for use by people and organisations in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific.

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Origin of Asia

From Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asia), from Mycenaean Greek a-si-wi-ya (aswiyā, “Aššuwan”) [script?], adjective from Hittite (Aššuwa, “northwest Anatolia”) or Akkadian (“to go out, to rise”), a reference to the rising sun, hence "land of the sunrise."

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