Meanings
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of Asia-Pacific.
The defence minister, Kevin Andrews, issued a veiled swipe at China during a speech to an Asia Pacific security summit in Singapore on Sunday.
2015 May 31, Australian Associated Press, “South China Sea dispute: Australia says countries must sign code of conduct”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 May 20152 more examples
Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans, like Prime Minister Paul Keating a strong proponent of close political and trade relations with Asia Pacific nations, took the policy a step further recently, saying Australia should have a specific identity as part of the “East Asian Hemisphere.”
1995 April 11, “A World Report Special Edition on the Pacific Rim: The South Rim […]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2026As he crisscrossed large swaths of the Asia Pacific region, he shuffled from cars to his wheelchair, from the wheelchair to makeshift papal thrones and on and off many planes as hot, tropical winds blew on the tarmac.
2024 September 13, Emma Bubola, “Pope’s Grueling Asia Tour Points Toward a Less Western Church”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Sep 2024
- alternativeAlternative form of Asia-Pacific.
Cite this entry
Asia Pacific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asia%20Pacific
“Asia Pacific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asia%20Pacific. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Asia Pacific,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Asia%20Pacific.
Source: Asia Pacific on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.