Asia
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English[edit]
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The continent of Asia, by the standard definition delimited by the Urals.
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ἀσῐ́ᾱ (Asíā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja, “Aššuwan”, /aswiyā/), adjective potentially from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (Aššuwa, “northwest Anatolia”) or Akkadian 𒀀𒋗 (“to go out, to rise”), a reference to the rising sun, hence “land of the sunrise.”
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia
- A continent located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.
- (Greek God) A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan, Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius.
- (astronomy) Short for 67 Asia, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name of modern usage, from the continent.
- 1994 Blake Nelson, Girl: A Novel, Simon&Schuster, ISBN 0671897071, page 81
- And Scott Haskell started going out with this sophomore girl called Asia, who was this rich girl from Weston Heights.
- 1994 Blake Nelson, Girl: A Novel, Simon&Schuster, ISBN 0671897071, page 81
- (historical) A province of the Roman Empire located in what is now western Turkey.
Translations[edit]
the continent of Asia
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province of Roman empire
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Asteroid
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- (continents) continent; Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America (Category: en:Continents)
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen (Categories: en:Countries, en:Countries of Asia)
Anagrams[edit]
Asturian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- Asia (the continent of Asia)
Corsican[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia
Galician[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
See also[edit]
- (continents) continente; África, América, Antártida, Asia, Oceanía, Europa, Norteamérica/América do Norte, Suramérica/América do Sur (Category: gl:Continents)
Indonesian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia
- Asia
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- (continent) Asia
- A female given name
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- (continents) continente; Africa, America meridionale, America settentrionale, Antartide, Asia, Europa, Oceania (Category: it:Continents)
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Āsia f (genitive Āsiae); first declension
Inflection[edit]
First declension, with locative.
Case | Singular |
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nominative | Āsia |
genitive | Āsiae |
dative | Āsiae |
accusative | Āsiam |
ablative | Āsiā |
vocative | Āsia |
locative | Āsiae |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: Asia
References[edit]
- Asia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Asia” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
Norwegian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia
Derived terms[edit]
- Sørøst-Asia (Bokmål)
See also[edit]
- (continents) kontinent; Afrika, Antarktis, Asia, Australia, Europa, Nord-Amerika, Sør-Amerika (Category: no:Continents)
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- A diminutive of the female given name Joanna
Declension[edit]
declension of Asia
External links[edit]
- Asia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- Obsolete spelling of Ásia
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- Asia (a continent)
Declension[edit]
declension of Asia (singular only)
See also[edit]
- (continents) continent; Africa, America de Nord, America de Sud, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europa (Category: ro:Continents)
Romansch[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
See also[edit]
- (continents) continente; África, América, Antártida, Asia, Oceanía, Europa, Norteamérica/América del Norte, Sudamérica/Suramérica/América del Sur (Category: es:Continents)
Swahili[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia
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