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아시아

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Korean

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Etymology

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Unknown. Perhaps borrowed from English Asia, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Asia
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Asia
McCune–Reischauer?Asia
Yale Romanization?asia

Proper noun

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아시아 (Asia)

  1. Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
    Synonyms: 아시아주 (asiaju), 아세아 (asea), 아세아주 (aseaju), 아주 (aju)
  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)

Derived terms

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