Eurasia

[yoo-rey-zhuh, -shuh, yuh-]

noun

1. Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.

Eurasia

/ -ʒə, jʊəˈreɪʃə /

noun

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

Eurasia

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eurasia¹

Eur(o)- + Asia

Example Sentences

In a note to clients, Eurasia Group analysts noted that Takaichi used the phrase “situation threatening Japan’s survival,” which would allow the prime minister to deploy military in self-defense.

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“It benefits both the Chinese economy and the Russian war machine,” said Alexander Gabuev, who is the director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center and focuses on China-Russia relations.

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“Putin is likely hoping for a repeat of Anchorage in Budapest,” said Shelby Magid, deputy director of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council think tank.

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Later discoveries of older fossils in Eurasia, dating back to the Jurassic, prompted some scientists to propose a Laurasian origin instead.

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Jebel Ali also serves the Indian subcontinent, the upper and lower Gulf, from Iraq to Eurasia as well as Asian countries.

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