Meanings
proper noun
- historicalThe geographic region of Western Asia located southeast of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Arabia.
Translations
Afrikaans Nabye Ooste
- Nabye Oosteregion in Asia
Arabic شَرْق أَدْنَى
- شَرْق أَدْنَى (šarq ʔadnā)region in Asia
Bulgarian Бли́зък Изто́к
- Бли́зък Изто́к (Blízăk Iztók)region in Asia
Catalan Pròxim Orient
- Pròxim Orientregion in Asia
Chinese Mandarin 近東 /近东
- 近東 /近东 (Jìndōng)region in Asia
Czech Blízký východ
- Blízký východregion in Asia
Danish Nærorienten
- Nærorientenregion in Asia
Dutch Nabije Oosten
- Nabije Oostenregion in Asia
Esperanto Proksimoriento, Proksima Oriento
- Proksimorientoregion in Asia
- Proksima Orientoregion in Asia
Estonian Lähis-Ida
- Lähis-Idaregion in Asia
Finnish Lähi-itä
- Lähi-itäregion in Asia
French Proche-Orient
- Proche-Orientregion in Asia
German Naher Osten
- Naher Ostenregion in Asia
Greek Εγγύς Ανατολή
- Εγγύς Ανατολή (Engýs Anatolí)region in Asia
Hungarian Közel-Kelet
- Közel-Keletregion in Asia
Irish an Neasoirthear
- an Neasoirthearregion in Asia
Italian Vicino Oriente
- Vicino Orienteregion in Asia
Japanese 近東
- 近東 (Kintō)region in Asia
Korean 근동
- 근동 (Geundong)region in Asia
Latin Oriens Proximus
- Oriens Proximusregion in Asia
Malay Timur Dekat
- Timur Dekatregion in Asia
Polish Bliski Wschód
- Bliski Wschódregion in Asia
Portuguese Oriente Próximo, Próximo Oriente
- Oriente Próximoregion in Asia
- Próximo Orienteregion in Asia
Russian Бли́жний Восто́к
- Бли́жний Восто́к (Blížnij Vostók)region in Asia
Spanish Oriente Próximo, Próximo Oriente
- Oriente Próximoregion in Asia
- Próximo Orienteregion in Asia
- Cercano Orienteregion in Asia
- Oriente Cercanoregion in Asia
Swedish Främre Orienten
- Främre Orientenregion in Asia
Tagalog Malapit na Silangan
- Malapit na Silanganregion in Asia
Turkish Yakın Doğu
- Yakın Doğuregion in Asia
Ukrainian Близьки́й Схід
- Близьки́й Схід (Blyzʹkýj Sxid)region in Asia
Vietnamese Cận Đông
- Cận Đôngregion in Asia
Welsh y Dwyrain Agos
- y Dwyrain Agosregion in Asia
Cite this entry
APA
Near East. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Near%20East
MLA
“Near East.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Near%20East. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Near East,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Near%20East.
Source: Near East on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.