Meanings
proper noun
- A geographic region of Asia, comprising all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives).
Synonyms: Southern Asia
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA geographic region of Asia, comprising all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives).
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Translations
Arabic جَنُوب آسِيَا
- جَنُوب آسِيَا (janūb ʔāsiyā)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Bengali দক্ষিণ এশিয়া
- দক্ষিণ এশিয়া (dokkhin eśiẏa)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Bulgarian Ю́жна А́зия
- Ю́жна А́зия (Júžna Ázija)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Catalan Àsia Meridional
- Àsia Meridionalall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Chinese Cantonese 南亞 /南亚
- 南亞 /南亚 (naam⁴ aa³)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Chinese Mandarin 南亞 /南亚
- 南亞 /南亚 (Nányà)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Czech Jižní Asie
- Jižní Asieall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Danish Sydasien
- Sydasienall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Dutch Zuid-Azië
- Zuid-Aziëall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Estonian Lõuna-Aasia
- Lõuna-Aasiaall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Finnish Etelä-Aasia
- Etelä-Aasiaall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
French Asie du Sud
- Asie du Sudall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
German Südasien
- Südasienall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Greek Νότια Ασία
- Νότια Ασία (Nótia Asía)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Hebrew דְּרוֹם אַסְיָה
- דְּרוֹם אַסְיָה (drom ásya)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Hindi दक्षिण एशिया
- दक्षिण एशिया (dakṣiṇ eśiyā)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Hungarian Dél-Ázsia
- Dél-Ázsiaall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Icelandic Suður-Asía
- Suður-Asíaall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Indonesian Asia Selatan
- Asia Selatanall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Italian Asia meridionale, Asia del Sud
- Asia meridionaleall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
- Asia del Sudall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Japanese 南アジア, 南亜
- 南アジア (Minami Ajia)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
- 南亜 (Nan'a)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Korean 남(南)아시아, 남아
- 남(南)아시아all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
- 남아all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Latvian Dienvidāzija
- Dienvidāzijaall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Lithuanian Pietų Azija
- Pietų Azijaall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Malay Asia Selatan
- Asia Selatanall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Norwegian Bokmål Sør-Asia
- Sør-Asiaall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Polish Azja Południowa
- Azja Południowaall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Portuguese Ásia do Sul, Ásia Meridional
- Ásia do Sulall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
- Ásia Meridionalall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Romanian Asia de Sud
- Asia de Sudall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Russian Ю́жная А́зия
- Ю́жная А́зия (Júžnaja Ázija)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Slovak Južná Ázia
- Južná Áziaall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Spanish Asia del Sur
- Asia del Surall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Swahili Asia ya Kusini
- Asia ya Kusiniall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Swedish Sydasien
- Sydasienall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Tagalog Timog Asya
- Timog Asyaall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Tamil தெற்கு ஆசியா, தென்னாசியா
- தெற்கு ஆசியா (teṟku āciyā)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
- தென்னாசியா (teṉṉāciyā)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Thai เอเชียใต้
- เอเชียใต้ (ee-chiia-dtâai)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Turkish Güney Asya
- Güney Asyaall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Ukrainian Півде́нна А́зія
- Півде́нна А́зія (Pivdénna Ázija)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Urdu جُنُوبی ایشِیا, جَنُوبی ایشِیا
- جُنُوبی ایشِیا (junūbī eśiyā)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
- جَنُوبی ایشِیا (janūbī eśiyā)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Vietnamese Nam Á
- Nam Áall the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Yiddish דרום אַזיע
- דרום אַזיע (dorem azye)all the countries of the Indian subcontinent (principally India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan) and the Indian Ocean (principally Sri Lanka, Maldives)
Cite this entry
APA
South Asia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Asia
MLA
“South Asia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Asia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South Asia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Asia.
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