Asia
pronunciation
How to pronounce Asia in British English:
UK [ˈeɪʒə]
How to pronounce Asia in American English:
US [ˈeɪʒə]
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- Noun:
- the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
- the nations of the Asian continent collectively
Word Origin
- Asia
- c. 1300, from Latin Asia, from Greek Asia, speculated to be from Akkadian asu "to go out, to rise," in reference to the sun, thus "the land of the sunrise."
Example
- 1. Asia has performed much more strongly .
- 2. This is my vision for korea and northeast asia .
- 3. Asia has two other advantages .
- 4. Africa will compete with asia .
- 5. Emerging asia is more complicated .