East Asia
/iːst ˈeɪʒə/
East Asia proper noun: a geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines.
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Proper noun
East Asia
- A geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines.
- Yu Shan or Jade Mountain, 3997 meters, is the highest mountain in Taiwan and all of east Asia. It is built of metamorphic rock, as are all the mountains in Taiwan.1981 April, Michael R. Kelsey, “Asia”, in Climbers and Hikers Guide to the World's Mountains (Including 318 Maps), 1st edition, Springville, Utah: Kelsey Publishing Co., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 258
- Synonyms:
- Eastern Asia, Sinosphere, Orient, Chinkland, Far East
East Asia meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
East Asia in Hindi
- eastern subregion of Asia
- पूर्वी एशिया pūrvī eśiyā
East Asia in Tamil
- eastern subregion of Asia
- கிழக்காசியா kiḻakkāciyā
East Asia in Marathi
- eastern subregion of Asia
- पूर्व आशिया pūrva āśiyā
East Asia in Urdu
- eastern subregion of Asia
- مَشْرِقی ایشِیا maśriqī eśiyā
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- East Asia in Bengali
- পূর্ব এশিয়া purbo eśiẏa
- East Asia in Telugu
- తూర్పు ఆసియా tūrpu āsiyā
- East Asia in Malayalam
- പൂർവ്വേഷ്യ pūṟvvēṣya
- East Asia in Kannada
- ಪೂರ್ವ ಏಷ್ಯಾ pūrva ēṣyā
- East Asia in Punjabi
- ਪੂਰਬੀ ਏਸ਼ੀਆ pūrbī ēśīā
- East Asia in Sinhala
- නැගෙනහිර ආසියාව nægenahira āsiyāwa
- East Asia in Nepali
- पूर्वी एसिया pūrvī esiyā
- East Asia in Pashto
- ختيځه اسيا xatiźa āsyā
- East Asia in Tagalog
- Silangang Asya
- East Asia in Arabic
- شَرْق آسِيَا šarq ʔāsiyā
- East Asia in Malay
- Asia Timur
- East Asia in Indonesian
- Asia Timur
- East Asia in Thai
- เอเชียตะวันออก ee-chiia-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk, เอเชียบูรพา ee-chiia-buu-rá-paa
- East Asia in Vietnamese
- Đông Á, Á Đông
- East Asia in Myanmar
- အရှေ့အာရှ a.hre.ahra.
- Sindhi
- اوڀر ايشيا obhr āeśyā
Synonyms of East Asia
Words formed from East Asia
Questions about East Asia
- What does East Asia mean?
- East Asia means a geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines.
- What is East Asia in Hindi?
- East Asia in Hindi is पूर्वी एशिया (pūrvī eśiyā). See East Asia meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is East Asia?
- East Asia is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce East Asia?
- East Asia is pronounced /iːst ˈeɪʒə/.
Words near East Asia in the dictionary
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