Meanings
proper noun
- A region comprising parts of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia; the countries of the former Soviet Union and the sphere of influence of Russia.
The Failure of Regionalism in Eurasia and the Western Ascendancy over Russia's Near Abroad
1998, Bruno Coppieters, Alekseĭ Zverev, Dmitriĭ Trenin, Commonwealth and Independence in Post-Soviet Eurasia, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 1912 more examples
This bureaucratic security-minded elite has invariably weathered changes in government by maintaining the personal ties that continue to dominate political life in the newly independent states. Political patronage continues to thrive in Eurasia.
1997, Stephen K. Batalden, Sandra L. Batalden, The Newly Independent States of Eurasia: Handbook of Former Soviet Republics, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 197Turkey is one of the regional actors with ambitions to influence regional developments in Eurasia, which is geographically a very large land mass between Eastern Europe and China.
2014, Piotr Dutkiewicz, Richard Sakwa, Eurasian Integration – The View from Within, Routledge, →ISBN, page 226Synonyms: Soviet Union
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe largest and most populous landmass on Earth, a supercontinent consisting of Europe and Asia; sometimes also including neighboring islands.
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proper nounA region comprising parts of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia; the countries of the former Soviet Union and the sphere of influence of Russia.
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Origin
From Euro- + Asia or blend of Europe + Asia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Eurasië
- Eurasiëthe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Arabic أُورَاسِيَا
- أُورَاسِيَا (ʔūrāsiyā)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Bengali ইউরেশিয়া
- ইউরেশিয়া (iureśiẏa)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Bulgarian Евра́зия
- Евра́зия (Evrázija)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Catalan Euràsia
- Euràsiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Chinese Mandarin 歐亞大陸 /欧亚大陆, 歐亞 /欧亚
- 歐亞大陸 /欧亚大陆 (Ōuyà dàlù)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
- 歐亞 /欧亚 (Ōu-Yà)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
- 亞歐 /亚欧 (Yà-Ōu)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Czech Eurasie
- Eurasiethe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Danish Eurasien
- Eurasienthe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Dutch Eurazië
- Euraziëthe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Esperanto Eŭrazio
- Eŭraziothe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Estonian Euraasia
- Euraasiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Finnish Euraasia
- Euraasiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
French Eurasie
- Eurasiethe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
German Eurasien
- Eurasienthe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Greek Ευρασία
- Ευρασία (Evrasía)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Hebrew אֵירוֹאַסְיָה
- אֵירוֹאַסְיָה (eiroásia)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Hindi यूरेशिया
- यूरेशिया (yūreśiyā)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Hungarian Eurázsia
- Eurázsiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Icelandic Evrasía
- Evrasíathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Indonesian Eurasia
- Eurasiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Irish an Eoráise
- an Eoráisethe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Italian Eurasia
- Eurasiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Japanese ユーラシア, 亜欧
- ユーラシア (Yūrasia)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
- 亜欧 (Aō)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
- 欧亜 (Ōa)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Korean 유라시아, 아구
- 유라시아 (Yurasia)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
- 아구 (Agu)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Latin Eurasia
- Eurasiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Latvian Eirāzija
- Eirāzijathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Lithuanian Eurazija
- Eurazijathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Malay Eurasia
- Eurasiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Norwegian Bokmål Eurasia
- Eurasiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Persian اُوراسیا
- اُوراسیا (orâsiyâ)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Polish Eurazja
- Eurazjathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Portuguese Eurásia
- Eurásiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Romanian Eurasia
- Eurasiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Russian Евра́зия
- Евра́зия (Jevrázija)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Slovak Eurázia
- Euráziathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Spanish Eurasia
- Eurasiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Swahili Urasia
- Urasiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Swedish Eurasien
- Eurasienthe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Thai ยูเรเชีย
- ยูเรเชีย (yuu-ree-chiia)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Turkish Avrasya
- Avrasyathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Ukrainian Євра́зія
- Євра́зія (Jevrázija)the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Vietnamese lục địa Á-Âu, lục địa Âu-Á
- lục địa Á-Âuthe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
- lục địa Âu-Áthe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
- đại lục Á Âuthe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
- đại lục Âu Áthe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Welsh Ewrasia
- Ewrasiathe largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Eurasia
AsiaAustralasiafantasiaaphasiaphantasiadysphasiaagerasiaAmasiaaphantasiabronchodysplasiaeucrasiaIndoasiaLaurasiaoniochalasia
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Eurasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurasia
MLA
“Eurasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurasia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eurasia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eurasia.
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