Asia.
a continent east of Europe, bounded by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south.
Meaning & usage
a continent east of Europe, bounded by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south.
Asia, a province of the Roman Empire in western Anatolia.
Where this word comes from
Derived from Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía). The Greek name originally referred to Anatolia and other lands east of the Aegean Sea, and was subsequently used for the Roman province of Asia in western Anatolia before being extended to the continent as a whole. The name is often connected with Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja) and Hittite Aššuwa, the name of a region or confederation in western Anatolia. An alternative proposal connects it with a Semitic word asu, meaning “east” or “sunrise”, but the ultimate origin is uncertain. Compare Danish Asien, Swedish Asien, German Asien, Icelandic Asía and English Asia.
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