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Far East

Far East proper noun: a geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole. Also the clipping of Russian Far East.

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Proper noun

Far East

  1. (dated) A geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole.

Also used as

Far East is also the clipping of Russian Far East.

Far East meaning in Hindi, Tagalog, Arabic and Malay

Far East in Hindi

East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
सुदूरपूर्व sudūrpūrv

Far East in Tagalog

East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Malayong Silangan, Silanganan

Far East in Arabic

East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
اَلشَّرْق اَلْأُقْصَى aš-šarq al-ʔuqṣā

Far East in Malay

East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Timur Jauh
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Far East in Indonesian
Timur Jauh
Far East in Persian
خاور دور xâvar-e dur
Far East in Thai
ตะวันออกไกล dtàwan òk
Far East in Vietnamese
Viễn Đông
Far East in Myanmar
အရှေ့ဖျား ဒေသ a.hre.hpya: desa.

Words formed from Far East

Questions about Far East

What does Far East mean?
Far East means a geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole.
What is Far East in Hindi?
Far East in Hindi is सुदूरपूर्व (sudūrpūrv). See Far East meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Far East?
Far East is a proper noun.

Words near Far East in the dictionary

  1. far breton
  2. far bretons
  3. Far Cotton
  4. far cries
  5. far cry
  6. Far East
  7. Far Eastern
  8. Far Eastern Federal District
  9. far far away
  10. far fetched
  11. far field

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