Asia
WordNet
noun
(1) The nations of the Asian continent collectively
(2) The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- A continent located east of Europe, west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.
- of modern usage, from the continent.
- 1994 Blake Nelson, Girl: A Novel, Simon&Schuster, ISBN 0671897071, 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 0671897071, page 81
Related terms
- Asia Minor
- Asian
- asiaphile
- Asiatic
- Australasia
- Central Asia
- East Asia
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia