Südasien
German
Etymology
Süd (“south”) + Asien (“Asia”)
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Südasien n (proper noun, strong, genitive Südasiens)
- South Asia (a geographic region of Asia, comprising all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives))
- Holonym: Asien
- Coordinate terms: Nordasien, Ostasien, Südostasien, Westasien, Zentralasien
Declension
Declension of Südasien [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Related terms
Further reading
- “Südasien” in Duden online