What does "asia" mean?
the nations of the Asian continent collectively
Asia
/ˈeɪ.ʒə/ name
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: the nations of the Asian continent collectively
- Grammar: asia is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: america, antipodes, asian continent, continent.
- Usage evidence: Some of the students were from Asia and the others were from Europe.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 the nations of the Asian continent collectively wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The largest continent, located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean. countable, uncountable
"All Aſia, which the Ancients divide into Aſia the Great and Aſia the Leſs, modern Computors part into five Diviſions, Perſia, the Turkiſh Empire, India, (to which they caſt in the adjacent Iſles) Tartary, and China."
- 2 A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius. Greek, countable, uncountable
- 3 An epithet of Athena. Greek, countable, uncountable
- 4 One of the Nereids. Greek, countable, uncountable
- 5 67 Asia, a main belt asteroid. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage. countable, uncountable
"And Scott Haskell started going out with this sophomore girl called Asia, who was this rich girl from Weston Heights."
- 7 An ancient province of the Roman Empire in western Anatolia, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD. countable, historical, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Some of the students were from Asia and the others were from Europe."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "asia"?
Common synonyms include: america, antipodes, asian continent, continent, down under, east.
How do you use "asia" in a sentence?
Some of the students were from Asia and the others were from Europe.
How do you pronounce "asia"?
Pronounced /ˈeɪ.ʒə/.
Etymology
From Middle English Asia, Asie, from Old French Asie and Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /aswijaː/), in turn probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /Aššuwa/, “northwest Anatolia”) of uncertain origin. Potentially from an Aegean language family substrate or Akkadian. Possibly a doublet of Assuwa.