Asia (n.)

  1. the largest continent with 60% of the earths population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the worlds earliest civilizations

    [ Syn: asia ]

  2. the nations of the Asian continent collectively

    [ Syn: asia ]

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