asia
noun
Simple meaning
The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈeɪʒə
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Definition
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noun
The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
“Asia is the largest continent in the world.”
The largest continent, located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.
Greek mythology
A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
Used this way, asia is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This sense is used where position and measurement matter — travel, weather and flight — so it reads as factual rather than emotive.
“Asia is the largest continent in the world.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Geography/travel
- Weather/aviation
- Technical/specialist writing
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A peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey.
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A native or inhabitant of Asia.
A native or inhabitant of Asia.
A black grouse of western Asia.
Estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands.
Horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia.
The Russia that is part of Asia.
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