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Eurasia

American  
[yoo-ray-zhuh, -shuh, yuh-] / jʊˈreɪ ʒə, -ʃə, jə- /

noun

  1. Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.


Eurasia British  
/ jʊəˈreɪʃə, -ʒə /

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

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Analysts at consulting firm Eurasia Group said this week they expect Iran to continue targeting shipping in an effort to undermine U.S. gains rather than deliberately seek a full-scale confrontation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Snow across North America and Eurasia reaches its greatest accumulation in March.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

“The Kremlin is shifting more and more of the burden of protection to the shoulders of private business,” said Alexandra Prokopenko, a senior analyst at Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, a think tank based in Berlin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Tariffs, however, are "the main issue on the agenda", Dan Wang, a director on Eurasia Group's China team, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

The horse became the chief means of long-distance transport over most of Eurasia.

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

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