Asia

From Ancient Greek Ἀσῐ́ᾱ (Asíā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /aswijaː/), in turn probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (Aššuwa, “northwest Anatolia”) of uncertain origin, but possibly from either:

• Akkadian 𒀀𒋗 (“to go out, to rise”), a reference to the rising sun, hence “land of the sunrise.”
• a proposed Aegean language family word "asis", meaning "muddy" or "silty", in reference to the silty eastern shores of the Aegean sea.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪʒə/, /ˈeɪʃə/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʒə, -eɪʃə

Asia

1. A continent located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.
2. (Greek God) A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan, Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius.
3. (astronomy) 67 Asia, a main belt asteroid.
4. A female given name of modern usage, from the continent.
   • 1994 Blake Nelson, Girl: A Novel, Simon&Schuster, →ISBN, page 81

     And Scott Haskell started going out with this sophomore girl called Asia, who was this rich girl from Weston Heights.

5. (historical) A province of the Roman Empire located in what is now western Turkey.

• (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

• (continents) continent; Africa, America, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America ^{(Category: en:Continents)}

• AIAs, IaaS, Saia, aias

Asia f

1. Asia (the continent of Asia)

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1. Asia

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1. Asia

• (continents) continente; África, América, Antártida, Asia, Oceanía, Europa, Norteamérica/América do Norte, Suramérica/América do Sur ^{(Category: gl:Continents)}

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1. Asia

• IPA^(key): /ˈazja/, [ˈaː.zi̯a]

Asia f

1. (continent) Asia
2. A female given name

• Asia Minore
• asiatico

• (continents) continente; Africa, America, America meridionale, America settentrionale, Antartide, Asia, Europa, Oceania ^{(Category: it:Continents)}

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.si.a/

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Āsia f (genitive Āsiae); first declension

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

First declension, with locative.

• āsiānus
• āsiāticus
• āsius

• English: Asia

• Asia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Asia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Asia

1. Asia

• Sørøst-Asia (Bokmål)

• (continents) kontinent; Afrika, Amerika, Antarktis, Asia, Europa, Nord-Amerika, Oseania, Sør-Amerika ^{(Category: no:Continents)}

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɕa/

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Asia f

1. A diminutive of the female given name Joanna

• Asia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Asia f

1. Obsolete spelling of Ásia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía).

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.si.a]

Asia f

1. Asia (a continent)

• (continents) continent; Africa, America, America de Nord, America de Sud, Antarctica, Asia, Europa, Oceania ^{(Category: ro:Continents)}

Asia f

1. Asia

• IPA^(key): /ˈasja/
• Homophone: hacia (non-Castilian)

Asia f

1. Asia

• asiático

• (continents) continente; África, América, Antártida, Asia, Oceanía, Europa, Norteamérica/América del Norte, Sudamérica/Suramérica/América del Sur ^{(Category: es:Continents)}

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1. Asia