亞細亞

See also: 亜細亜 and 亚细亚

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (亞細亞)		亞	細	亞
simp. (亚细亚)		亚	细	亚

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Asia, which is from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía).

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 亞細亞

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

   • 這樣有兩年之久，叫一切住在亞細亞的，無論是猶太人，是希臘人，都聽見主的道。 [MSC, trad.]
     这样有两年之久，叫一切住在亚细亚的，无论是犹太人，是希腊人，都听见主的道。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 使徒行傳 (Acts) 19:10

     Zhèyàng yǒu liǎng nián zhī jiǔ, jiào yīqiè zhù zài Yàxìyà de, wúlùn shì yóutàirén, shì xīlàrén, dōu tīngjiàn Zhǔ de dào. [Pinyin]

     And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

Derived terms

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