Asia
English[edit]


Etymology[edit]
From Middle English Asia, Asie, from Old French Asie and Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Asíā), 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 a Aegean language family substrate or Akkadian; for more see its ancestors.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.ʒə/, /ˈeɪ.ʃə/
- (Indian English) IPA(key): /ˈeː.ʃja/, /ˈeɪ.ʃja/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʒə, -eɪʃə
Proper noun[edit]
Asia
- 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.
- (Greek God) A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan, Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius.
- (astronomy) 67 Asia, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage.
- 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.
- 1994 Blake Nelson, Girl: A Novel, Simon&Schuster, →ISBN, page 81
- (historical) A province of the Roman Empire located in what is now western Turkey.
Synonyms[edit]
- (continent) Chinkland (pejorative)
- (Roman province) Phrygia, Roman Asia
Hypernyms[edit]
- (continent): See Eurasia, Afro-Eurasia, Earth
Hyponyms[edit]
- See Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia, 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
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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See also[edit]
- (continents) continent; Africa, America (North America, South America), Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Oceania (Category: en:Continents)
Anagrams[edit]
Asturian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- Asia (a continent)
Corsican[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía). Compare Italian Asia and Spanish Asia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- Asia (a continent)
Galician[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- Asia (a continent)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- (continents) continente; África, América (Norteamérica/América do Norte, Suramérica/América do Sur), Antártida, Asia, Europa, Oceanía (Category: gl:Continents)
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia n (proper noun, strong, genitive Asias or Asia)
- (historical) Asia (province of the Roman Empire, in the western part of modern-day Turkey, later called Phrygia in the Byzantine era)
Related terms[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay Asija, from Dutch Azië, ultimately from Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Asíā).
Proper noun[edit]
Asia
- Asia (a continent)
Further reading[edit]
- “Asia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
- Morel, Casparus Johannus (1875), “Asia”, in Nieuw Laagmaleisch-Nederlandsch woordenbooekje: bevattende de meest in gebruik zijnde woorden en spraakwendingen, ten dienste van hen, die zich op de beoefening van het Laagmaleisch, en der Maleisch-sprekenden, die zich op het Nederlandsch willen toeleggen, H. M. van Dorp
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- Asia (a continent)
- A female given name
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- (continents) continente; Africa, America (America meridionale, America settentrionale), Antartide, Asia, Europa, Oceania (Category: it:Continents)
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Asíā).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.si.a/, [ˈäːs̠iä] or IPA(key): /ˈa.si.a/, [ˈäs̠iä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.si.a/, [ˈäːs̬iä]
Audio (Classical) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Ā̆sia f sg (genitive Ā̆siae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Ā̆sia |
Genitive | Ā̆siae |
Dative | Ā̆siae |
Accusative | Ā̆siam |
Ablative | Ā̆siā |
Vocative | Ā̆sia |
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- 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
Norwegian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia
- Asia (a continent)
Derived terms[edit]
- Sørøst-Asia (Bokmål)
See also[edit]
- (continents) kontinent; Afrika, Amerika, Antarktis, Asia, Europa, Nord-Amerika, Oseania, Sør-Amerika (Category: no:Continents)
Occitan[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- Asia (a continent)
Related terms[edit]
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- A diminutive of the female given name Joanna
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Asia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- Obsolete spelling of Ásia
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- Asia (a continent)
Declension[edit]
See also[edit]
- (continents) continent; Africa, America (America de Nord, America de Sud), Antarctica, Asia, Europa, Oceania (Category: ro:Continents)
Romansch[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- Asia (a continent)
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Asia f
- Asia (a continent)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- (continents) continente; África, América (Norteamérica/América del Norte, Sudamérica/Suramérica/América del Sur), Asia, Europa, Oceanía (Category: es:Continents)
Swahili[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Asia
- Asia (a continent)
See also[edit]
- (continents) mabara; Afrika (“Africa”), Amerika (“America”), Antaktika (“Antarctica”) or Antaktiki, Asia (“Asia”), Ulaya (“Europe”) or Uropa, Amerika ya Kaskazini (“North America”), Australia (“Oceania”), Amerika ya Kusini (“South America”) (Category: sw:Continents) [edit]
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