Far East

proper noun

A geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. datedA geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole.
  2. abbreviationclippingClipping of Russian Far East, a region in Russia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
east asia

Translations

Afrikaans Verre Ooste
  • Verre OosteEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Arabic اَلشَّرْق اَلْأُقْصَى
  • اَلشَّرْق اَلْأُقْصَى (aš-šarq al-ʔuqṣā)East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Bulgarian Дале́чен И́зток
  • Дале́чен И́зток (Daléčen Íztok)East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Catalan Orient Llunyà, Extrem Orient
  • Orient LlunyàEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
  • Extrem OrientEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Chinese Mandarin 遠東 /远东, 極東 /极东
  • 遠東 /远东 (Yuǎndōng)East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
  • 極東 /极东 (Jídōng)East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Czech Dálný východ
  • Dálný východEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Danish Fjernøsten
  • FjernøstenEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Dutch Verre Oosten
  • Verre OostenEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Esperanto Ekstrema Oriento, Fora Oriento
  • Ekstrema OrientoEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
  • Fora OrientoEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Estonian Kaug-Ida
  • Kaug-IdaEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Finnish Kaukoitä
  • KaukoitäEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
French Extrême-Orient
  • Extrême-OrientEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
German Ferner Osten
  • Ferner OstenEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Greek Άπω Ανατολή
  • Άπω Ανατολή (Ápo Anatolí)East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Hebrew המזרח הרחוק
  • המזרח הרחוקEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Hindi सुदूरपूर्व
  • सुदूरपूर्व (sudūrpūrv)East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Hungarian Távol-Kelet
  • Távol-KeletEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Indonesian Timur Jauh
  • Timur JauhEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Irish an Cianoirthear
  • an CianoirthearEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Italian Estremo Oriente
  • Estremo OrienteEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Japanese 極東
  • 極東 (Kyokutō)East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Korean 극동
  • 극동 (Geukdong)East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Malay Timur Jauh
  • Timur JauhEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Norwegian Det fjerne østen
  • Det fjerne østenEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Persian خاور دور
  • خاور دور (xâvar-e dur)East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Polish Daleki Wschód
  • Daleki WschódEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Portuguese Extremo Oriente
  • Extremo OrienteEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Romanian Extremul Orient, Orientul Îndepărtat
  • Extremul OrientEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
  • Orientul ÎndepărtatEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Russian Да́льний Восто́к
  • Да́льний Восто́к (Dálʹnij Vostók)East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Slovak Ďaleký východ
  • Ďaleký východEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Spanish Extremo Oriente
  • Extremo OrienteEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Swedish Fjärran Östern
  • Fjärran ÖsternEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Tagalog Malayong Silangan, Silanganan
  • Malayong SilanganEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
  • SilangananEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Thai ตะวันออกไกล
  • ตะวันออกไกล (dtàwan òk)East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Turkish Uzak Doğu
  • Uzak DoğuEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Ukrainian Дале́кий Схід
  • Дале́кий Схід (Dalékyj Sxid)East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Vietnamese Viễn Đông
  • Viễn ĐôngEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Welsh y Dwyrain Pell
  • y Dwyrain PellEast and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Yiddish ווײַטן מיזרח
  • ווײַטן מיזרח (vaytn mizrekh)East and Southeast Asia — see also East and Southeast Asia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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