Eurasia

American  

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

noun

1. Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.

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Eurasia British  

/ -ʒə, jʊəˈreɪʃə /

noun

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

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Eurasia Cultural  

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

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Etymology

Origin of Eurasia

Eur(o)- + Asia

Example Sentences

Xiaomeng Lu, a director at political consultancy Eurasia Group, says mainland Chinese tech firms are "shifting to Hong Kong" for their primary share listing as "geopolitical headwinds dampen their dreams" to float in New York.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

These early apes later spread into Eurasia between about 14 and 16 million years ago during the Miocene.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

"French town hall elections yielded no big breakthrough for the far right and no clear trend nationwide," Mujtaba Rahman, Europe director at risk analysis firm Eurasia Group, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

“Repairs will be lengthy, so this will mean reduced LNG supply globally for many months,” said Henning Gloystein, managing director for energy at consulting firm Eurasia Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Australia stands out from all the other continents: the differences between Eurasia, Africa, North America, and South America fade into insignificance compared with the differences between Australia and any of those other landmasses.

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