East Asia
the countries and land area of easternmost Asia, most commonly classified as comprising China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao.
Origin of East Asia
1Other words from East Asia
- East A·sian, adjective, noun
Words that may be confused with East Asia
- Asia, East Asia , South Asia, Southeast Asia
Words Nearby East Asia
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In East Asia, these variants might have hurt someone’s ability to fight other illnesses.
Some Neandertal genes may up the risk of severe COVID-19 | Tina Hesman Saey | October 19, 2020 | Science News For StudentsIn East Asia, it might have been an evolutionary disadvantage when dealing with other illnesses, leading to its decline.
Neandertal genes in people today may raise risk of severe COVID-19 | Tina Hesman Saey | October 2, 2020 | Science NewsThe coronavirus pandemic could push 38 million people into poverty across East Asia and the Pacific as the region’s collective economy grows at its slowest pace in 50 years, according to the World Bank.
The pandemic’s ‘new poor’: Poverty in parts of Asia could rise for the first time in 20 years | eamonbarrett | September 29, 2020 | FortuneThe other side is you look at East Asia, Singapore, Korea, and they are doing so much in terms of jumping ahead.
The organization has plans to establish club competitions in both West Asia and East Asia, says Hagop Khajirian, FIBA’s executive director for Asia.
Somebody must have gotten a little dizzy during his 2012 “Pivot to East Asia.”
Vice President Joe Biden is traveling to China Tuesday as part of a tour of East Asia.
While Julie Chen may embody East Asia's new beauty ideal, Davuluri does not appear to do the same for South Asia.
Changing Western Beauty Ideals: Nina Davuluri and Julie Chen | Soraya Roberts | September 25, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe ultradense cities of East Asia—Hong Kong, Singapore, and Seoul—have among the lowest fertility rates on the planet.
City Leaders Are in Love With Density but Most City Dwellers Disagree | Joel Kotkin | September 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTGeography dictated that East Asia had fewer potentially domesticable plants and animals.
In our loading of East Asia transports, it required one to one and one-half hours to load one battalion.
Operations Upon the Sea | Franz EdelsheimThe sending of an expedition to East Asia affords an interesting example of what can be done.
Operations Upon the Sea | Franz EdelsheimOur excellent knowledge of East Asia has given us the necessary technical preparation in the way of equipment.
Operations Upon the Sea | Franz EdelsheimIt requires a good deal of time to procure the equipment for an expedition to East Asia.
Operations Upon the Sea | Franz EdelsheimThe thirty horses on the transport must be well taken care of to reach East Asia.
Operations Upon the Sea | Franz Edelsheim
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