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See also:asia,asía,Ásia,Asía,Àsia,asĩa,and.asia

English

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 Asia on Wikipedia
 Asia (mythology) on Wikipedia
 67 Asia on Wikipedia
The continent of Asia, by the standard definition delimited by theUrals.
The former Roman province of Asia
TheUNSD divisions of Asia: Northern Asia (blue), Central Asia (purple), Western Asia (green), Southern Asia (red), Eastern Asia (yellow), Southeastern Asia (orange)

Etymology

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FromMiddle EnglishAsia,Asie, fromOld FrenchAsie andLatinAsia, fromAncient GreekᾸ̓σῐ́ᾱ(Ăsĭ́ā), fromMycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊(a-si-wi-ja/⁠aswijaː⁠/), in turn probably fromHittite𒀸𒋗𒉿(aš-šu-wa/⁠Aššuwa⁠/,“northwest Anatolia”) of uncertain origin. Potentially from anAegean language family substrate orAkkadian. Possibly adoublet ofAssuwa.

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Proper noun

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Asia (countable anduncountable,pluralAsias)

  2. Acontinent located east ofEurope (typically delimited by theUrals), west of thePacific Ocean, north ofOceania and south of theArctic Ocean.
  3. (Greekmythology) A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan,Iapetus, and mother ofAtlas,Prometheus,Epimetheus andMenoetius.
  4. (astronomy)67 Asia, a main beltasteroid.
  5. A femalegiven name transferred from the place name, of modern usage.
    • 1994,Blake Nelson,Girl: A Novel, Simon&Schuster,→ISBN, page81:
      And Scott Haskell started going out with this sophomore girl calledAsia, who was this rich girl from Weston Heights.
  6. An ancientprovince oftheRoman Empire, in modernwesternTurkey.

Synonyms

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Meronyms

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countries in Asia (appendix)edit

Holonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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the continent of Asia
province of Roman empire
asteroid

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continentsedit

Anagrams

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Asturian

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AsturianWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediaast

Proper noun

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Asia f

  1. Asia (a continent)

Corsican

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CorsicanWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediaco

Etymology

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FromLatinAsia, fromAncient GreekἈσία(Asía). CompareItalianAsia andSpanishAsia.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Asia f

  1. Asia (a continent)

Galician

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GalicianWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediagl

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Asia f

  1. Asia (a continent)

Related terms

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See also

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continents:continentesedit

German

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GermanWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediade

Etymology

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Borrowed fromLatinĀsia.

Proper noun

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Asia n (proper noun,strong,genitiveAsiasorAsia)

  1. (historical)Asia (province of theRoman Empire, in the western part of modern-dayTurkey, later calledPhrygia in the Byzantine era)

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited fromMalayAsija,Azia, fromDutchAzië, ultimately fromLatinAsia, fromAncient GreekᾸ̓σῐ́ᾱ(Ăsĭ́ā).

Proper noun

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Asia

  1. Asia (a continent)

Alternative forms

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See also

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continents:benua-benuaedit

Further reading

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  • “Asia” inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
  • Morel, Casparus Johannus (1875) “Asia”, inNieuw Laagmaleisch-Nederlandsch woordenbooekje: bevattende de meest in gebruik zijnde woorden en spraakwendingen, ten dienste van hen, die zich op de beoefening van het Laagmaleisch, en der Maleisch-sprekenden, die zich op het Nederlandsch willen toeleggen‎[2], H. M. van Dorp
  • Kwik Khing Djoen (1923)Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe [Dictionary Book: all foreign words which are commonly used in Malay newspapers], Batavia: Sin Po, page20

Italian

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ItalianWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediait

Etymology

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FromLatinĀ̆sia, fromAncient GreekᾸ̓σῐ́ᾱ(Ăsĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Asia f

  1. Asia (a continent)
    • 1348,Giovanni Villani, “Libro primo [First book]”, inNuova Cronica [New Chronicle]‎[3], published1991, III Come si dipartì il mondo in tre parti, e della prima detta Asia.:
      La prima e maggiore parte si chiamòAsia, la quale contiene quasi la metade e più di tutta la terra abitata
      The first and largest part [of the world] was namedAsia, which comprises nearly more than a half of all inhabited land
  2. a femalegiven name

Derived terms

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See also

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continents:continentiedit

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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FromAncient GreekᾸ̓σῐ́ᾱ(Ăsĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

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Note: as in Greek, the first vowel can be found lengthened as a poetic license; compareĀ̆rabia,Ī̆talia.

Proper noun

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Ā̆sia f sg (genitiveĀ̆siae);first declension

  1. Asia (a continent)
  2. Asia (Roman province)

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominativeĀ̆sia
genitiveĀ̆siae
dativeĀ̆siae
accusativeĀ̆siam
ablativeĀ̆siā
vocativeĀ̆sia

Related terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • Asia inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Asia inGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Malay

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MalayWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediams

Etymology

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Borrowed fromDutchAzië, ultimately fromLatinAsia, fromAncient GreekᾸ̓σῐ́ᾱ(Ăsĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Asia (Jawi spellingاسيا)

  1. Asia (a continent)

Descendants

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See also

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continents:benua-benuaedit

Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Proper noun

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Asia

  1. Asia (a continent)

Derived terms

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Template:list:continents/nb

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

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Asia

  1. Asia (a continent)

Derived terms

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continents:verdsdelaredit

Occitan

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OccitanWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediaoc

Proper noun

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Asia f

  1. Asia (a continent)

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Old English

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Etymology

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FromLatinAsia, fromAncient GreekᾸ̓σῐ́ᾱ(Ăsĭ́ā), fromMycenaean Greek𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊(a-si-wi-ja/⁠aswijaː⁠/), in turn probably fromHittite𒀸𒋗𒉿(aš-šu-wa/⁠Aššuwa⁠/,“northwest Anatolia”) of uncertain origin.

Proper noun

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Asia ?

  1. Asia
    • late 9th century,translation ofOrosius’History Against the Pagans
      Asia is befangen mid...þǣm gārseċġe sūþan ⁊ norþan ⁊ eastan...
      Asia is surrounded by...the southern and northern and eastern sea...

Usage notes

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This noun is declined using Latinate endings rather than Old English endings.

Polish

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Etymology

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Clipping ofJoasia.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Asia f (diminutiveAśka)

  1. adiminutive of the femalegiven nameJoanna

Declension

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Declension ofAsia
singularplural
nominativeAsiaAsie
genitiveAsiAś
dativeAsiAsiom
accusativeAsięAsie
instrumentalAsiąAsiami
locativeAsiAsiach
vocativeAsiuAsie

Further reading

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  • Asia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Asia f

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) ofÁsia.

Romanian

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RomanianWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediaro

Etymology

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Borrowed fromAncient GreekἈσία(Asía).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Asia f

  1. Asia (a continent)

Declension

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Declension ofAsia
singular onlyindefinitedefinite
nominative-accusativeAsieAsia
genitive-dativeAsiiAsiei
vocativeAsie,Asio

See also

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continents:continenteedit

Romansch

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RomanschWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediarm

Proper noun

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Asia f

  1. Asia (a continent)

Spanish

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SpanishWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediaes

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Asia f

  1. Asia (a continent)

Derived terms

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Related terms

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continents:continentesedit

Swahili

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SwahiliWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediasw

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Asia

  1. Asia (a continent)

See also

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continents:mabaraedit

Welsh

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WelshWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediacy

Proper noun

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Asia f

  1. Asia (a continent)

See also

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continents:cyfandiroeddedit
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