Azja

Learned borrowing from Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /⁠aswijaː⁠/), probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /⁠Aššuwa⁠/) of uncertain origin.

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.zja/

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• Rhymes: -azja
• Syllabification: A‧zja

Azja f (related adjective azjatycki, demonym Azjata, female demonym Azjatka)

1. Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)

   Hyponym: Azja Zachodnia

2. (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)

• Azja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Azja in Polish dictionaries at PWN