Western Asia

English

Proper noun

Western Asia

The westernmost subregion of Asia, which largely overlaps the region termed the "Middle East", formerly also "Near East", except that it excludes Egypt.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Western-Asian

Translations

subregion of Asia

Armenian: Առաջավոր Ասիա (Aṙaǰavor Asia)
Finnish: Länsi-Aasia
French: Asie de l'Ouest (fr) f

Japanese: 西アジア (ja) (Nishi Ajia)
Russian: Пере́дняя А́зия f (Perédnjaja Ázija)
Vietnamese: Tây Nam Á (vi), Tây Á

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.