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Eurasia

American  
[yoo-rey-zhuh, -shuh, yuh-] / yʊˈreɪ ʒə, -ʃə, yə- /

noun

  1. Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.


Eurasia British  
/ -ʒə, jʊəˈreɪʃə /

noun

  1. the continents of Europe and Asia considered as a whole

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Eurasia Cultural  
  1. Land mass consisting of the continents of Europe and Asia.


Etymology

Origin of Eurasia

Eur(o)- + Asia

Example Sentences

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“This is a regime that has been very resistant to economic pressure in the past when it comes to negotiating,” Gregory Brew, a senior analyst focusing on Iran at the Eurasia Group consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The relationship is highly uneven, and any deals struck between the two countries will likely be on Chinese terms, says Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center think tank.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The findings also shed light on how certain Neanderthal maternal lineages were distributed across western Eurasia.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Maximilien Hess, a senior fellow at the Eurasia Program at the Foreign Policy Institute, believes the request is “a signalling tool to highlight the depth of U.S.-UAE relations.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

These extinctions were much more severe in Australia and the Americas than in Eurasia or Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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