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Ασία

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See also: Ἀσία

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈsi.a/
  • Hyphenation: Α‧σί‧α

Proper noun

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Ασία (Asíaf (usually uncountable, plural Ασίες)

  1. Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
  2. (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)

Declension

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Usually in the singular.

Declension of Ασία
singular plural
nominative Ασία (Asía) Ασίες (Asíes)
genitive Ασίας (Asías) Ασιών (Asión)
accusative Ασία (Asía) Ασίες (Asíes)
vocative Ασία (Asía) Ασίες (Asíes)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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