Near East
Near East proper noun: the geographic region of Western Asia located southeast of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Arabia.
Proper noun
Near East
- The geographic region of Western Asia located southeast of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Arabia.
Near East meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Malay and Vietnamese
Near East in Tagalog
- region in Asia
- Malapit na Silangan
Near East in Arabic
- region in Asia
- شَرْق أَدْنَى šarq ʔadnā
Near East in Malay
- region in Asia
- Timur Dekat
Near East in Vietnamese
- region in Asia
- Cận Đông
Words formed from Near East
Questions about Near East
- What does Near East mean?
- Near East means the geographic region of Western Asia located southeast of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Arabia.
- What is Near East in Tagalog?
- Near East in Tagalog is Malapit na Silangan. See Near East meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is Near East?
- Near East is a proper noun.
Words near Near East in the dictionary
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