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Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía); first attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu by Matteo Ricci.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
亞細亞
- (dated) Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
這樣有兩年之久，叫一切住在亞細亞的，無論是猶太人，是希臘人，都聽見主的道。
这样有两年之久，叫一切住在亚细亚的，无论是犹太人，是希腊人，都听见主的道。 - From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 使徒行傳 (Acts) 19:10
- Zhèyàng yǒu liǎng nián zhī jiǔ, jiào yīqiè zhù zài Yàxìyà de, wúlùn shì yóutàirén, shì xīlàrén, dōu tīngjiàn Zhǔ de dào.
- And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
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Japanese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 亞細亞 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 亞細亞, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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Korean
Noun
亞細亞 • (asea) (hangeul 아세아)
- (dated) hanja form? of 아세아 : Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
Vietnamese
Noun
亞細亞
- (rare, obsolete) chữ Hán form of Á Tế Á: Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)