Definitions

Asia

[ey-zhuh, ey-shuh] / ˈeɪ ʒə, ˈeɪ ʃə /

NOUN

a continent in the east

Synonyms

WEAK

the East

Example Sentences

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Stock futures rose in early European trade as a rally in AI-related stocks continued in Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Phil seasons, at Disney and the Hollywood Bowl and YOLA, as well as on tours to Europe, Asia and Latin America.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Ornithologist Simon Hugheston-Roberts spotted the western reef heron - more commonly found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia - at Y Foryd in Caernarfon at 10:00 BST on Saturday.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

That’s not a policy reversal but a supply stopgap as Asia grapples with the loss of liquified natural gas from Qatar, its main source of LNG.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

While these humans were evolving in Europe and Asia, evolution in East Africa did not stop.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari