Meanings
proper noun
- A geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines.
Yu Shan or Jade Mountain, 3997 meters, is the highest mountain in Taiwan and all of east Asia. It is built of metamorphic rock, as are all the mountains in Taiwan.
1981 April, Michael R. Kelsey, “Asia”, in Climbers and Hikers Guide to the World's Mountains (Including 318 Maps), 1st edition, Springville, Utah: Kelsey Publishing Co., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 258Synonyms: Eastern Asia, Sinosphere, Orient, Chinkland, Far East
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA geographic region comprising the eastern part of Asia, inclusive of China proper, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan and sometimes inclusive of Mongolia and Tibet and some or all of Southeast Asia and the Philippines.
Also see
Translations
Afrikaans Oos Asië, Oos-Asië
- Oos Asiëeastern subregion of Asia
- Oos-Asiëeastern subregion of Asia
Arabic شَرْق آسِيَا
- شَرْق آسِيَا (šarq ʔāsiyā)eastern subregion of Asia
Basque Ekialdeko Asia
- Ekialdeko Asiaeastern subregion of Asia
Bengali পূর্ব এশিয়া
- পূর্ব এশিয়া (purbo eśiẏa)eastern subregion of Asia
Bulgarian И́зточна А́зия
- И́зточна А́зия (Íztočna Ázija)eastern subregion of Asia
Catalan Àsia Oriental
- Àsia Orientaleastern subregion of Asia
Chinese Cantonese 東亞 /东亚
- 東亞 /东亚eastern subregion of Asia
Chinese Mandarin 東亞 /东亚
- 東亞 /东亚 (Dōngyà)eastern subregion of Asia
Czech Východní Asie
- Východní Asieeastern subregion of Asia
Danish Østasien, Fjernøsten
- Østasieneastern subregion of Asia
- Fjernøsteneastern subregion of Asia
Dutch Oost-Azië
- Oost-Aziëeastern subregion of Asia
Esperanto Orienta Azio
- Orienta Azioeastern subregion of Asia
Estonian Ida-Aasia
- Ida-Aasiaeastern subregion of Asia
Finnish Itä-Aasia
- Itä-Aasiaeastern subregion of Asia
French Asie de l'Est
- Asie de l'Esteastern subregion of Asia
German Ostasien
- Ostasieneastern subregion of Asia
Greek Ανατολική Ασία
- Ανατολική Ασία (Anatolikí Asía)eastern subregion of Asia
Hebrew מִזְרַח אַסְיָה
- מִזְרַח אַסְיָה (mizrákh ásya)eastern subregion of Asia
Hindi पूर्वी एशिया
- पूर्वी एशिया (pūrvī eśiyā)eastern subregion of Asia
Hungarian Kelet-Ázsia
- Kelet-Ázsiaeastern subregion of Asia
Icelandic Austur-Asía
- Austur-Asíaeastern subregion of Asia
Indonesian Asia Timur
- Asia Timureastern subregion of Asia
Italian Asia orientale
- Asia orientaleeastern subregion of Asia
Japanese 東アジア, 東亜
- 東アジア (Higashi Ajia)eastern subregion of Asia
- 東亜 (Tōa)eastern subregion of Asia
Korean 동아시아, 동아
- 동아시아 (Dong'asia)eastern subregion of Asia
- 동아 (Dong'a)eastern subregion of Asia
Latvian Austrumāzija
- Austrumāzijaeastern subregion of Asia
Lithuanian Rytų Azija
- Rytų Azijaeastern subregion of Asia
Malay Asia Timur
- Asia Timureastern subregion of Asia
Māori Āhia-ki-te-Rāwhiti
- Āhia-ki-te-Rāwhitieastern subregion of Asia
Norwegian Bokmål Øst-Asia
- Øst-Asiaeastern subregion of Asia
Polish Azja Wschodnia
- Azja Wschodniaeastern subregion of Asia
Portuguese Ásia Oriental
- Ásia Orientaleastern subregion of Asia
Punjabi ਪੂਰਬੀ ਏਸ਼ੀਆ
- ਪੂਰਬੀ ਏਸ਼ੀਆ (pūrbī ēśīā)eastern subregion of Asia
Romanian Asia de Est
- Asia de Esteastern subregion of Asia
Russian Восто́чная А́зия
- Восто́чная А́зия (Vostóčnaja Ázija)eastern subregion of Asia
Slovak Východná Ázia
- Východná Áziaeastern subregion of Asia
Spanish Asia del Este, Asia Oriental
- Asia del Esteeastern subregion of Asia
- Asia Orientaleastern subregion of Asia
Swahili Asia ya Mashariki
- Asia ya Masharikieastern subregion of Asia
Swedish Östasien
- Östasieneastern subregion of Asia
Tagalog Silangang Asya
- Silangang Asyaeastern subregion of Asia
Tamil கிழக்காசியா
- கிழக்காசியா (kiḻakkāciyā)eastern subregion of Asia
Thai เอเชียตะวันออก, เอเชียบูรพา
- เอเชียตะวันออก (ee-chiia-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk)eastern subregion of Asia
- เอเชียบูรพา (ee-chiia-buu-rá-paa)eastern subregion of Asia
Turkish Doğu Asya
- Doğu Asyaeastern subregion of Asia
Ukrainian Схі́дна А́зія
- Схі́дна А́зія (Sxídna Ázija)eastern subregion of Asia
Urdu مَشْرِقی ایشِیا
- مَشْرِقی ایشِیا (maśriqī eśiyā)eastern subregion of Asia
Vietnamese Đông Á, Á Đông
- Đông Áeastern subregion of Asia
- Á Đôngeastern subregion of Asia
Welsh Dwyrain Asia
- Dwyrain Asiaeastern subregion of Asia
Zulu Impumalanga Asia
- Impumalanga Asiaeastern subregion of Asia
Cite this entry
APA
East Asia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Asia
MLA
“East Asia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Asia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “East Asia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/East%20Asia.
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