Western Asia

Western Asia

English

Proper noun

Western Asia

1. The westernmost subregion of Asia, which largely overlaps the region termed the "Middle East", formerly also "Near East", except that it excludes Egypt.

Synonyms

• Southwest Asia
• West Asia

Derived terms

• Western-Asian

Translations

subregion of Asia

Armenian: Առաջավոր Ասիա (Aṙaǰavor Asia) Finnish: Länsi-Aasia French: Asie de l'Ouest (fr) f

Japanese: 西アジア (ja) (Nishi Ajia) Russian: Пере́дняя А́зия f (Perédnjaja Ázija) Vietnamese: Tây Nam Á (vi), Tây Á