Ásia
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Guaraní
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ásia
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ásia
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Āsia (“Asia Minor; Asia”), from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía, “Asia Minor; Asia”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja), of uncertain origin, possibly from Akkadian or Hittite.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Á‧si‧a
Proper noun
Ásia f
- Asia (a continent east of Europe and north of Oceania)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) Asia (a province of the Roman Empire; modern western Turkey)