Westasien

German

Etymology

West +‎ Asien

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛstˌʔaːzi̯ən]
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  • Hyphenation: West‧asi‧en

Proper noun

Westasien n (proper noun, strong, genitive Westasiens)

  1. West Asia (the westernmost geographic region of Asia, which includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, the Levant, Mesopotamia, the Sinai Peninsula, and Transcaucasia)
    Holonym: Asien
    Coordinate terms: Ostasien, Südasien

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