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Azja

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /⁠aswijaː⁠/), probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /⁠Aššuwa⁠/) of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.zja/
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  • Rhymes: -azja
  • Syllabification: A‧zja

Proper noun

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Azja f (related adjective azjatycki, demonym Azjata, female demonym Azjatka)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • Azja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Azja in Polish dictionaries at PWN