Asia

American  

[ey-zhuh, ey-shuh] / ˈeɪ ʒə, ˈeɪ ʃə /

noun

1. a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. About 16,000,000 square miles (41,440,000 square kilometers).

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Asia British  

/ ˈeɪʒə, ˈeɪʃə /

noun

1. the largest of the continents, bordering on the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean and Red Seas in the west. It includes the large peninsulas of Asia Minor, India, Arabia, and Indochina and the island groups of Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Ceylon (Sri Lanka); contains the mountain ranges of the Hindu Kush, Himalayas, Pamirs, Tian Shan, Urals, and Caucasus, the great plateaus of India, Iran, and Tibet, vast plains and deserts, and the valleys of many large rivers including the Mekong, Irrawaddy, Indus, Ganges, Tigris, and Euphrates. Pop: 3 917 508 000 (2005 est). Area: 44 391 162 sq km (17 139 445 sq miles)

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Asia Cultural  

1. World's largest continent, joined to Europe to the west, forming Eurasia.

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Site of some of the world's earliest civilizations.

With three-fifths of the world's population, Asia has some of the world's greatest population densities.

Example Sentences

However, price differentials now favor Asia over Europe for LNG cargoes, a dynamic that could push TTF gas prices higher to attract more North American volumes, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

The latest fund drew more international investors, expanding its investor base in Europe and Asia and picking up investors from the Middle East for the first time, Golditch and Myers said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although trade statistics are kept secret by authorities, Tehran is a significant trading partner for Turkmenistan -- a trend seen throughout Central Asia -- despite Chinese and Russian dominance.

From Barron's

But the conflict has rekindled a debate on the bloc's external dependencies and high energy costs, which European industry has long said hamper competitiveness vis-a-vis Asia and North America.

From Barron's

We have already seen LNG tankers that were headed toward Europe changing direction and going to Asia, where prices are higher.

From Barron's