Ostasien

Osten (“East”) +‎ Asien (“Asia”)

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔstˌʔaːzi̯ən]

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• Hyphenation: Ost‧asi‧en
• Rhymes: -aːzi̯ən

Ostasien n (proper noun, strong, genitive Ostasiens)

1. East Asia (a geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines)

   Holonym: Asien

   Coordinate terms: Südasien, Westasien

• ostasiatisch

Ostasien

1. alternative form of Östasien: East Asia (a geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines)