Central Asia

proper noun

A landlocked geographic area of continental central Asia comprising Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Similar
Middle AsiaСре́дняя А́зия (Srédnjaja Ázija)>
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A landlocked geographic area of continental central Asia comprising Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

    Synonyms: Middle AsiaСре́дняя А́зия (Srédnjaja Ázija)>

  2. A larger area of Asia including the above countries and also Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Tibet, western China, Afghanistan and parts of Siberia, Iran and Pakistan.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA landlocked geographic area of continental central Asia comprising Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Similar
Middle AsiaСре́дняя А́зия (Srédnjaja Ázija)>

Translations

Afrikaans Sentraal-Asië
  • Sentraal-Asiësmaller area of Central Asia
Arabic آسِيَا الْوُسْطَى
  • آسِيَا الْوُسْطَى (ʔāsiyā l-wusṭā)smaller area of Central Asia
Bengali মধ্য এশিয়া
  • মধ্য এশিয়া (moddho eśiẏa)smaller area of Central Asia
Bulgarian Сре́дна А́зия, Центра́лна А́зия
  • Сре́дна А́зия (Srédna Ázija)smaller area of Central Asia
  • Центра́лна А́зия (Centrálna Ázija)smaller area of Central Asia
Catalan Àsia Central
  • Àsia Centralsmaller area of Central Asia
Chinese Cantonese 中亞 /中亚
  • 中亞 /中亚 (zung¹ aa³)smaller area of Central Asia
Chinese Mandarin 中亞 /中亚, 中亞 /中亚
  • 中亞 /中亚 (Zhōngyà, Zhōngyǎ)smaller area of Central Asia
  • 中亞 /中亚 (Zhōngyà, Zhōngyǎ)larger area of Central Asia
Czech Střední Asie
  • Střední Asiesmaller area of Central Asia
Danish Centralasien
  • Centralasiensmaller area of Central Asia
Dutch Centraal-Azië
  • Centraal-Aziësmaller area of Central Asia
Estonian Kesk-Aasia
  • Kesk-Aasiasmaller area of Central Asia
Finnish Keski-Aasia, Keski-Aasia
  • Keski-Aasiasmaller area of Central Asia
  • Keski-Aasialarger area of Central Asia
French Asie centrale
  • Asie centralesmaller area of Central Asia
German Zentralasien, Mittelasien
  • Zentralasiensmaller area of Central Asia
  • Mittelasiensmaller area of Central Asia
Greek Κεντρική Ασία
  • Κεντρική Ασία (Kentrikí Asía)smaller area of Central Asia
Hebrew מרכז אסיה
  • מרכז אסיה (merkáz ásya)smaller area of Central Asia
Hindi मध्य एशिया, मध्य एशिया
  • मध्य एशिया (madhya eśiyā)smaller area of Central Asia
  • मध्य एशिया (madhya eśiyā)larger area of Central Asia
Hungarian Közép-Ázsia
  • Közép-Ázsiasmaller area of Central Asia
Icelandic Mið-Asía
  • Mið-Asíasmaller area of Central Asia
Indonesian Asia Tengah
  • Asia Tengahsmaller area of Central Asia
Italian Asia centrale
  • Asia centralesmaller area of Central Asia
Japanese 中央アジア, 中央アジア
  • 中央アジア (Chūō Ajia)smaller area of Central Asia
  • 中央アジア (Chūō-Ajia)larger area of Central Asia
Korean 중앙아시아
  • 중앙아시아 (Jung'ang'asia)smaller area of Central Asia
Latvian Centrālāzija
  • Centrālāzijasmaller area of Central Asia
Lithuanian Vidurinė Azija
  • Vidurinė Azijasmaller area of Central Asia
Malay Asia Tengah
  • Asia Tengahsmaller area of Central Asia
Norwegian Bokmål Sentral-Asia
  • Sentral-Asiasmaller area of Central Asia
Polish Azja Środkowa, Azja Środkowa
  • Azja Środkowasmaller area of Central Asia
  • Azja Środkowalarger area of Central Asia
Portuguese Ásia Central
  • Ásia Centralsmaller area of Central Asia
Romanian Asia Centrală
  • Asia Centralăsmaller area of Central Asia
Russian Сре́дняя А́зия, Центра́льная А́зия
  • Сре́дняя А́зия (Srédnjaja Ázija)smaller area of Central Asia
  • Центра́льная А́зия (Centrálʹnaja Ázija)larger area of Central Asia
Slovak Stredná Ázia
  • Stredná Áziasmaller area of Central Asia
Spanish Asia Central, Asia Central
  • Asia Centralsmaller area of Central Asia
  • Asia Centrallarger area of Central Asia
Swahili Asia ya Kati
  • Asia ya Katismaller area of Central Asia
Swedish Centralasien, Centralasien
  • Centralasiensmaller area of Central Asia
  • Centralasienlarger area of Central Asia
Tagalog Gitnang Asya
  • Gitnang Asyasmaller area of Central Asia
Tamil நடு ஆசியா
  • நடு ஆசியா (naṭu āciyā)smaller area of Central Asia
Thai เอเชียกลาง
  • เอเชียกลาง (ee-chiia-glaang)smaller area of Central Asia
Turkish Orta Asya, Orta Asya
  • Orta Asyasmaller area of Central Asia
  • Orta Asyalarger area of Central Asia
Ukrainian Сере́дня А́зія
  • Сере́дня А́зія (Serédnja Ázija)smaller area of Central Asia
Urdu وَسَط ایشِیا
  • وَسَط ایشِیا (vasat eśiyā)smaller area of Central Asia
Vietnamese Trung Á
  • Trung Ásmaller area of Central Asia
Cite this entry
APA

Central Asia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20Asia

MLA

“Central Asia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20Asia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Central Asia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Central%20Asia.

Source: Central Asia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.