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Lesser Asia

Lesser Asia proper noun: synonym of Asia Minor.

Proper noun

Lesser Asia

  1. (archaic) Synonym of Asia Minor.
    • CHIO, Chios, Xio, or Scio, an Aſiatic iſland, lying near the coaſt of Ionia, in Natolia or Leſſer Aſia, about one hundred miles weſt of Smyrna. It is called by the Turks Sakiſaduci, and is about one hundred miles in circumference; being chiefly inhabited by Chriſtians of the Greek church, who are...1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 192
    Synonyms:
    Asia Minor

Synonyms of Lesser Asia

Origin of Lesser Asia

Calque of Latin Asia Minor.

Questions about Lesser Asia

What does Lesser Asia mean?
Lesser Asia means synonym of Asia Minor.
What part of speech is Lesser Asia?
Lesser Asia is a proper noun.

Words near Lesser Asia in the dictionary

  1. Lesser Antilles
  2. lesser ape
  3. lesser apes
  4. lesser arcana
  5. Lesser Armenia
  6. Lesser Asia
  7. lesser auk
  8. lesser auks
  9. lesser baby innocence
  10. lesser bandicoot rat
  11. lesser bandicoot rats

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