Asia

English

/ˈeɪʒə/

proper noun
Definitions
  • 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) , a main belt asteroid.
  • (historical) A province of the Roman Empire located in what is now western Turkey.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Ἀσῐ́ᾱ derived from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (Auwan) derived from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (northwest Anatolia).

Origin

Hittite

𒀸𒋗𒉿

Gloss

northwest Anatolia

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