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南亞

简南亚 · 繁南亞

Mandarin · pinyin nán Yà

southern Asia

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南: nán · south; southern part; southward
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亚: yà · Asia; second

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2–4 · nan2 Ya4

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naam4 aa3

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South Asia (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))

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