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亞細亞
简 亚细亚 · 繁 亞細亞Mandarin · pinyin Yà xì yà
Meanings
- Asia
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4–4–4 · Ya4 xi4 ya4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
aa3 sai3 aa3
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name
- (dated) Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
- (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in western Anatolia, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)
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